i started my max up last night let it warm up about 1 min maybe, as soon as i put the car in drive it shut off on me! so i cranked it and it started right up as soon as i put it drive shuts off again. finally started it up again started no problem after that the car was idling funny between 700 and a little over a 1000 rpms in park only. when i started driving it went away all back to normal. any idea what this could be guys? maybe i just didnt let it warm up enough. i have no CEL or anything and i keep my max well maintained.

 

when its cold out its normal for the car to idle a little higher so it will warm up faster. i was reading something about cold starts when i was trying to figure out my cold start problem and i read that you should let your car warm up for at least 2 minutes.

that has happened to me before too though, and i just started the car and went, but as soon as the shifter when into D it stalled. i just started it again and i was able to drive. but now i make sure i let it warm up at least a couple minutes and it hasnt happened since. plus i have a new battery which seems to have helped the car start in the cold weather.

 

i always leave about 5-15mins of warm-up, so far this year it's been getting -20degrees out......try warming it up before driving off

 

thats probably what it is I'll just let it warm up a bit more. as far as the idleing, it would rev up and down between 700 and a little above 1000rpm, I've never seen it do that before in 10 years i had the car.

 

that tells you something is wrong and needs to be fixed. cant just blame it on the cold.

 

not blaming it on the cold, i think something maybe wrong but im not getting any codes and once the car warms up everything is fine.

 

could be as simple as cleaning the IAC Valve and TB. Thoroughly.

 

had mine throughly cleaned . i have a friend of mine check it out. thanks for the tips.

 

I have a stick. The temp here has been as low as -8F. The only thing I've noticed is the starter cranks more slowly. I don't leave any warmup period - driving warmis it up faster than idling. I keep the rpms below 3k until the engine reaches normal operating temp, but other than that I'll just start, drive, and curse the day I got the leather seat kit with no heater.

 

this is usually what i do,i drive under 2000rpm until it goes to normal temp. but since i had that problem i let it warm up a little more.it hasnt done it since then. i aslo notice that it cranks slower but it starts no problem.