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Just a note on this issue (or similar). My '94 Pathfinder was having trouble spontaneously. Sometimes it ran perfectly smooth and had the expected amount of power. Other times, I would hit a bump or just randomly it would seem to loose power and barely be able to accelerate, almost like half the cylinders were firing. I took a trip to Canada (from Idaho) and for about half of it, the truck got horrible mileage and had barely enough power to keep up at freeway speeds. One time I had to come back home after it lost power so bad I couldn't go up a short hill. It seemed to be happier when it cooled down. I tried a lot of suggestions, checked ground wires, etc. It turned out it was the O2 sensor. I picked one up from AutoZone (about $80) and installed it in 30 minutes. After that the truck was immediately running better. Ever since it has been flawless. It is a big relief to be able to rely on the vehicle again. I hope this helps someone out...

Thanks much for the advice. I love the story about the locks, The second day I owned it, it was bout 20 degrees out and I had it warming up and did the same thing. It idled for an hour while I waited for the locksmith. 5 seconds and fifty bucks later...I was in. Funny thing is I later found a hide-a-key inside the bumper that had been left there. Oh well. I will post more info on the outcome after a few more days testing. Thanks again.

This topic may be similar to the 'Engine Dies' post before it. I have a '94 SE Pathfinder with the works. Here is my short story... The other day, I began to loose power. The more gas I gave it, the less it wanted to go. I was on the highway and I turned on my hazard lights. With each flash of the lights, the truck would almost completely die, and once they flashed off, there was power again. Yes, weird. So we begin back home, it eventually dies and my foot cannot convince it otherwise. We wait 5 minutes and try to start it up, no go, almost dead battery. So we push start, works great...for a few minutes. Then the same thing happens, I signal to turn off the road and loose power when anything electrical is on. Finally it dies and my friend and I push start it all the way home for another 30 minutes. Ok, so I have an almost new battery. I took the alternator off and had it tested at two places, just fine. I have had some strangeness with my starter, it seems to click and not want to turn the engine over. I don't know if the starter is going or if the battery is just too tired to crank it. I got under there and the starter celenoid seems a bit loose, a little wiggling and it seemed to work a bit better. I may have answered my own question there, but I don't know if that could be killing my battery and not allowing my alternator to charge it. This morning, I put my bike on the rack and drove to work on a fully charged battery in hopes that my problem magically disappears. So far so good. I will post more as it unfolds. Sorry for the long story, here are some other strange issues that may be related... 1. Factory security alarm box was unplugged when I purchased the pathy. I plugged it back in and cannot re-program the alarm, just keeps resetting. 2. The suspension adjustment will sometimes be set to sport and hitting the switch does not turn it off. 3. Every once in a while, when I open the door lock with my key, the power lock immediately locks it back down. This may just be a sensitive lock sensor, though. So...any ideas? If I take this baby to the Nissan Dealer, will it be easy to pinpoint the problem, or should I take it to a regular mechanic and hope they can figure it out? I would really like my remote entry and security alarm to function and maybe, just maybe they are related.

Cool, thanks for the quick reply. I am going to get some photos sent in this weekend and join NPORA!

Hurray, my first post. I just picked up a '94 SE and I love it. I have noticed an excessive amount of wind noise around the sides of the windshield. I am hoping there is an aftermarket solution to this problem. It appears that someone had a bug shield on the vehicle at one point, and I wouldn't mind installing a new one if it may help divert the wind a bit. Anyone else have any comments or suggestions? Thanks :bow: