this thread is a life save, My fiance's car started having the usual problems. Thanks to this thread I figured it was the crankshaft sensor. She went to autozone had the employee read the error codes and it matches our guess, he also had the sensor for $55 so bought it there instead of waiting for it to be shipped. The car was dead at our apartment so I changed it out with all the wrong tools, it took about an hour. Only tip I have is go back home and grab your tool BOX. I would have finished in half the time if I had a socket wrench and a proper extension.
Any who, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE WEALTH OF INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCE