Thanks for the ideas, guys. It's been in and out of a repair shop since I last posted. I took it in, and they diagnosed it as a fuel pressure regulator issue. They replaced it, and I drove it for a few days before the same exact problem resurfaced.

So I took it back in. They say it has an engine ...

I've seen some posts on here that mention disconnecting the MAF and starting the car. When I do this, the car still dies. Does this mean that the problem might in fact not be related to the MAF?

Ok, so I swapped out the original MAF with a Delphi MAF. But it still does the same thing: the engine gradually dies if you don't keep your foot on the accellerator. I'm not sure what to think now: is there some kind of relay or connection I should look check? Should I disconnect the battery to ...

Thanks for your advice. I took it into a shop a few months ago because it was experiencing a hard start. It would die if you didn't put your foot on the gas for the first few seconds after starting it. So I took it in after a couple of months to get diagnosed. They decided it was probably the MAF ...

I purchased a Delphi mass airflow sensor from NAPA auto parts and they told me I have to get the ECM reprogrammed. Is this true? I spoke with one repair shop that said you do not need have any reprogramming done. I have a 2001 SLE.

If I don't need to do this, would simply swapping out the sensor ...

Thanks for the advice. I ended up taking it back to the muffler shop that put the cat on. He put a short hose between his ear and the cat (while the car was running and raised on a lift)---(why didn't I think of that?). He figured out that there was a cap or plug on the top side of the cat that had ...

Less than two miles into my morning commute today, I suddenly heard a loud rumbling sound that seemed to come from either the back of the engine, or beneath the car (located roughly under the dash). It basically sounds like a juiced-up hot rod right now, although the exhaust and temperature guage ...

Hi,

I'm brand new to this forum as a poster, but I've come to this site several times for advice. Now I have a somewhat unusual situation.

I own a 2001 SLE, which I've had for about seven years, but I was living/working outside the country for five years and recently returned. I'd come back ...

Hi,

I'm brand new to this forum as a poster, but I've come to this site several times for advice. Now I have a somewhat unusual situation.

I own a 2001 SLE, which I've had for about seven years, but I was living/working outside the country for five years and recently returned. I'd come back ...