Alero Start-up
 

Finally caught the problem in the act, when i was originally gonna get a sound clip of my cold air intake!

The car starts, gets to about 1000 rpm, and craps out.. i -never- touch the gas pedal in this clip untill the very end of the clip, i'll get a sound clip of the cold air intake tomorrow or somethin. this only happens every 10 - 20 starts, any ideas what would cause it?

http://s178.photobucket.com/albums/w...HPIM1769-1.flv

looks like u got an electrical problem u need to check wires see if there burn loose disconnected look and ur odometer flash

my car does that sometime. it will start then die but it doesn't die two times in a row.

look at his odomater its going nuts and wow got 2 love patron

My odometer isnt going nuts, thats just how it was recorded on the camera, i assure you my odometer is fine.. I believe it could be the spark plugs..

I had this problem, it was a loose battery ground. Out of nowhere it would just need 3 tries to start.

oh ok i was going to say u got BIG problems bro

Hmm, sounds to me a groud prob, had the same prob a very long time ago.
check the connection at the batt or check the connections of ground inbetween the engine and car body

how would a ground cause it to stall out?

is your security light on? i cant tell from the video

My Cavalier did that during cold nights after sitting for a while. Vacuum lines were rotten behind the throttle body. Replaced those and it started starting. I had to hold the gas and make sure it doesn't stall until I drove it for 5 minutes and then it was fine. Could really be anything at this point though.