Last night I drove my car and it was fine. I go to leve for class and when I turn the key it cranks to 1500 for a second then dies. What could the problem be? Car has 42k on it and never had any problems.

 

Battery?

 

Car is on a charger and the volt gauge is reading fine

 

yeah, start with your battery and get back to us........pull it from the car, take it to vatozone and have them test it.....
-J

 

volt gauge is reading fine with the charge not connected to the battery???

 

Yes with it not connected the gauge reads fine. I also try to pump the gas when it hits 1500rpm like I could do in my old truck and catch the idle, but for some reason it still drops the same in this car. I don't know if its not getting fuel or what

 

At the same time this happend for some reason now when I activate my alarm the lights will flash but it will not sound. I don't know if this has anything to do with it or not.

 

The voltage can read OK, but the battery can not be able to provide enough current to get the car started. That's how mine was when it died last summer. If you have an 04, the battery is probably dead. They typically last about 5 years.

 

Just spent $97 on a new battery got it to start up once but the rpm was not working stuck at 0 so I tried to re-start. Now its doing the same thing again.

 

Moved...

 

same problem and it was my cam sensors...both of them...dealership charges 110 bucks a peice...mechanic put them in for 50 bucks...check it out...is your vdc, slip, ses light coming on, too?

 

Last night and today it has been starting fine. From time to time it will not crank over but the 3rd or 4th time it will. Sometimes when it turns on my rpm gauge will freeze at 0 and not move, other times my headlights turn on auto when I never flipped them on... The service engine like it on but I don't feel like getting raped by a shop at the moment if I can fix it myself. My car is the base model

 

see if you can take it to autozone....they'll check it with a computer....at least you'll figure if it's something worth getting a shop to do...
you checked the MAF meter yet? give that a try...wouldn't hurt

 

MAF has nothing to do with what problem he is having.

 

Crank position sensor, imo.

If there is a CEL, get it read- may help diagnose the issue.

 

^^ I agree. Crank Position sensor will cause the car to act like this.

MAF will not cause a problem for the car starting, just not able to run smooth.

 

i already said it could be the sensors...i never said it was the MAF...it's never bad to check it...it's held on by two screws, better to check all the things you can before going to get raped at a shop or the dealer

 

Good job bro, you win. It's "the sensors"!

 

Yes you did.

"at least you'll figure if it's something worth getting a shop to do...
you checked the MAF meter yet? give that a try...wouldn't hurt"

 

TJGILROY this is the 2nd time youve tryed to "help" someone and didnt know wth you were talking about. Seriously you enthusiasm is great, but stop. If you dont know you can harm more then help.

You need to get the codes checked, cheapest way is probly autozone.