Car cranks, revs, then dies??!!

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Sep 12, 2012 | 10:55 AM
  #1  
Recently my 04 maxima wouldn't crank up in the morning. No turn or anything, brought battery to autoparts store and was a bad battery.

Ok, then the next day I crank car up and it cranks, revs, then dies. But, if I give it a little bit of gas it would stay on and drive fine. Does this everytime.

Any help or input would be appreciated.

Car never had the plugs changed or a tuneup. Thinking a tune-up would be sufficient, but I heard bad news about the fuel pump might be going bad.

Thanks in advance!

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BaoDuong251@gmail.com

Or any response on this thread would be fine also
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Sep 12, 2012 | 10:56 AM
  #2  
Also, is access to the fuel pump in an 04 maxima located under the rear seat?
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Sep 12, 2012 | 11:00 AM
  #3  
it could be your MAF?
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Sep 12, 2012 | 11:03 AM
  #4  
how would I go to test that?
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Sep 12, 2012 | 11:22 AM
  #5  
do you have any Check Engine lights?
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Sep 12, 2012 | 11:49 AM
  #6  
If you're high mileage, and plugs haven't been changed, I'd suggest you get that done as part of troubleshooting...
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Sep 12, 2012 | 01:34 PM
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Quote: If you're high mileage, and plugs haven't been changed, I'd suggest you get that done as part of troubleshooting...
bad plugs would cause shuddering and engine shaking (misfire).
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Sep 13, 2012 | 12:37 PM
  #8  
Quote: bad plugs would cause shuddering and engine shaking (misfire).
Slugish power and stalling certainly are possible with very old plugs. Are you suggesting he shouldn't change high mileage plugs? How would he rule out plugs if they aren't changed?

We can philosophies all day long, but the only thing fixing this car is troubleshooting.
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Sep 13, 2012 | 09:34 PM
  #9  
plugs
car has 100k miles, no shuddering or misfires drives fine. Just at start up it will crank, rev, then die unless I give it a lil gas
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