Q: My 2004 maxima is getting codes p0301, p1283 and p0021, Engine rough idles and flashing check engine light
My maximas check engine recently came on along with some hesitation when accelerating and a rough idle so i took it to Autozone to have the codes read and the 3 codes were p0301, p1283 and p0021 its worse when stopped at a light or under 25 mph
My car has 179000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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