2001 Gallant Not Starting
 

So, I drove just fine this morning about 30 - 35 minutes down city streets (stop/go). I let it sit for about 5 hours and drove 5 minutes to lunch, where it sat for about an hour. When I came out to go back to work, I put the key in the ignition with the door open and got the "ding" for a second or two until I tried to turn it over. At which point nothing happened. No lights, no dings, no clicking, nothing.

The longer it sat the more power I got back. With a jump, I was able to start the car with no problems. However - I started to drive it back to work, and when I hit my first stop, it died again, and I had no power. Not even enough juice to turn my hazards on. Again, the longer it sat, the more power it got.

Any ideas as to the cause? I haven't metered it yet, which is what I plan on doing next, but I thought I would ask here too in case anyone was around to give me an immediate answer.

Thanks!

BTW - Anyway to reset the factory radio? I locked it the last time I changed the battery (I didn't know the code and entered it wrong 3x) and haven't had it since.

The most common problems that cause this are, loose or dirty battery terminals or a loose ground cable at bellhousing. I'll bet if you clean the terminals your problem will be gone. The battery could be bad also.