My NS immediately stops running while driving on interstate...loss of power and all the lights on the dashboard come on. It restarts after a couple of minutes and everything is normal again for awhile.Just started two days ago. Only has 80,000 miles on it. Please help.

The fuel/air system immediately springs to mind.
Are you getting any engine check lights showing up?

Check the vacuum pipe on your MAF - you're looking for splits in the tube. Then try disconnecting the electrical sensor from your MAF. You'll get a warning light on your dashboard yes, but see if there's any improvement in how the car drives. Any improvement points towards a problem with the MAF.

You can also try cleaning inside the throttle body and EGR valve.

One of the symptoms of a MAF problem is that the car may idle erratically (or not at all), doesn't seem responsive when you try to accelerate and will may cut out but restart immediately.

The symptoms of a dirty throttle body and EGR valve is that the car lacks acceleration power and seems 'flat'. Cleaning both inside can improve matters.

dash gauges or warning lights?
any/either illuminated?
Never been a fan of removing cable for test, always relied on test equipment...
Do you have access to a volt meter?

Could be a weak or failing alternator. Have it tested.

It sound`s like the excess fuel solinoid is sticking, take it out and give it a good clean...

Sounds like the alternator has failed but without a good look i could say ,jump start vehicle then with engine running take a battery terminal off ,if it stops then the alternator isnt charging

Sounds like an electrical issue maybe the plug from firewall to cab is loose or on computer is loose, sometimes those coonections or pins get loose,i had a new car with 200 miles on it and it went dead in heavy traffic,had to get towed to dealer they found loose connection!!!!With audible noise when happens tells me its wiring,check all connections and wires to connections make sure there not loose!!!Best of Luck to you!!!!!

think this a problem for dealer mechanic with product knowledge,because all lights coming on then loss of power sounds like it could be an ECU fault being triggered by a sensor,or just a component in the ECU breaking down .It would need the computer connecting then running till fault shows up .sorry i couldnt give an instant fix

start the truck and then look at all the pulleys under the hood....see if any wobble or anything also listen to see if any make noise....

VERY Probable! You need to get that Probe to a Mechanic and have it Diagnosed. You can also Purchase a Diagnostic tool for the Computer at Any Good Auto Parts Store and Try this yourself! This is Most Definitally a Computer Error Code Problem.

Replace plugs and wires, especially if the missing is worse at high throttle, and definitely if the check engine light *blinks*. The plugs might make it to 100k miles on this engine, but the spark plug boots can carbon track before then.