i was cruising down the highway tonight and my car starts to drop in rpms while im hitting the gas then just dies so i put it in nuetral and roll to the side of the highway and let it sit then try to start and it starts then dies right away! i pop the hood no smoke no weird smells coolant is at operating temp wtf happened?

 

mileage? year? maintenance done?
Could be the fuel pump, the compression, the lack of maintenance (like spark plugs, coils etc ) and so on.
I'm not a fun of "internet diagnosis" but some more infos could help telling you what's the problem.

 

04 manual 6 speed tranny with 71800 exactly on it all maintence done regularly spark plugs tranny and diff fluid done at 60k about 3500 since last oil change

 

ever changed the coils?
does the car normally starts fine when hot?

 

no i didnt do coils and yes car starts just fine

 

Fuel Pump. Ask me how I know. After how long when driving does the stall occur?

 

Check my DIY on how to clean the in-tank filter, it's not as hard as it sounds.

Or see the dealer, this is a frustrating problem because it leaves no CEL tracks.

The fuel pump 'bucket' takes fuel in constantly and recirculates it around the tank, but any crap gets in and cant get out, so builds up on the filter sock. In cruising on a long highway, the crap covers the filter completely. Stopping or aggresive cornering will dislodge some, for a while, until next time. Cleanage is the ONLY long-term fix.

 

like 20 minutes on the highway
thanks its at the dealer now ima have them look at it on tuesday when they open

 

Same thing just happened to me. I am now getting a new engine and a new cat.

 

through warrenty?

 

Yipp, all covered under warranty except for the nuts, bolts, gaskets and fluids needed to get the engine in my car...... doesnt make sense and I am fighting it but $500 isnt that bad of a worst case scenario. Apparently, the engine **** the bed pissing oil into the cat, clogging the cat. Now I get both under warranty.