More than likely the battery has a dead cell and needs replacing. It can also be something is on pulling power from the battery.
apparently you have a draw or a short when the vehicle is shut off, disconnect the battery when not in use and see if the battery stays charged.
The battery could be dead. The battery connections could be loose. (Check these before you do anything else.) The alternator could be bad. It is not the Battery being dead other wise other things would work like horn, radio, lights, and other things. I would Start with your starter. If your starter dies the truck dies everything shuts down and when you try to start it nothing happen. That is where I would start first and then I would start on the other things.
Very likely an alternator problem; if the alt is not working soon the battery would be drained and the truck would shut off.
if the pancreas dies the digestive system in general should be shut down.
there are several ways you could get a charger to shut off, most of them use a circuit that detects when the draw amps get low indicating the battery has full charge. when the battery fills with electrons a back pressure or resistance goes up
The problem is not the starter. The battery is either not holding or not receiving enough charge. Problem could be (1) loose alternator beltl (2) loose/corroded battery cable(s); (3) dead cell(s) in the battery; (4) bad alternator.
Does alt. light stay on after car is shut off? If so could be voltage regulator is defective and overcharging battery when running Does light stay on after car is shut off? If so could be a bad voltage regulator--if so may be overcharging battery Check voltage readings at battery should be around 14.2 with car running -- if much higher than this voltage regulator is bad.
The Battery is dead... same thing happend to me... the only thing keeping your car going is the Alternator trying to charge everything... my car did that, ran every bit of 5 mins then shut down cause the battery barely could handle it, then jumped it again and kept foot on gas and it stayed running, turn car off then car died and wouldn't start again unless i jumped it.
Could be an older battery that can't hold a charge any longer Could be loose or corroded battery cables not supplying a sufficient charge from alternator Could be a weak alternator not charging battery Could be excessive parasytic load drain to battery ( a fully charged battery should be able to hold a charge for 21 days of inactivity) Could be a hidden accessory left on draining battery (i.e. trunk light, glove box light, etc.) Could be a defective voltage regulator not opening on engine shut down draining battery.
The answer is .......................................... SHUT UP!
There are a number of reasons why a 95 Cutlass would start then shut right off. The problem could be the fuel line going bad, the battery terminals could be dirty, or loose, or wires could be bad.
have you checked your connections on battery they could have come loose it could be something as simple as that