Twice now i have had my '04 S not start. It will crank, give a couple of stumbling attempts to run, then die. After poking around and looking for a blown fuse, I pulled one of the white relays under the hood (the one with the engine and lighting bolt) and swapped with another one. Them it ran again for a week or two. Today it did it again. I pulled the relay again, and it started right up. When I hit the starter, it will turn over maybe 10 times at a very low rpm <700 and it sounds like its missing, rough idle.

This time i have a SES light. Torque gives me a P0500 code. Any suggestions?

 

May be unrelated, but have you checked the battery?

-Luccia

 

I see the cade as = P0500 Vehicle Speed Sensor "A"

I would guess the engine is not turning over fast enough in the cranking, so it is throwing the P0500 ... I would give a +1 for battery, but also check the starter.... it might be faulting out and killing your Battery/Circuit Breaker/Fuse.

Motor on!

 

Hmm. Tonight after working on it, I took it for a test drive. I came back home to get my wallet, then out again.

And it wouldn't start again. Now my memory is saying this happens after running, then a attempted restart after less than 10 minutes.