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Grubby
11th October 2013, 09:59 PM
Hi all iam driving a 2010 gu patrol 3.0 litre crd every now and again when I push the go pedal from a standing start or at slow speeds at lights or going around a corner after stopping I seem to lose all go for a second can push accelerator to the floor and get nothing even lower revs then I idling untill it kicks back in only seems to happen when car is not at full operating temps have I got a problem or should I be letting it warm up a bit more before I drive

boots
11th October 2013, 10:14 PM
Very common fault . Throttle position sensor [ TPS ] . meant to be a national recall on these .

Grubby
11th October 2013, 10:19 PM
Thanks is there a fix for it that I could do myself

boots
11th October 2013, 10:29 PM
Some info for you -
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/showthread.php?23609-Nissan-Patrol-Recall

Yendor
11th October 2013, 10:33 PM
Thanks is there a fix for it that I could do myself

You could pull it apart, clean it and adjust the contacts. But why would you if Nissan are going to replace it free of charge?

Grubby
11th October 2013, 10:42 PM
Thanks for the info I shall be looking into it I brought the patrol second hand and that's the first I have heard about that only started playing up this week still great 4by thanks again