U just bought the car? did you not have a trained Mechanic check it out from bumper to bumber? Dammmm that sucks. Well I had same situation. Tell me how many miles you have on the car? Last year (7/23/01) @105K miels my starter went out. Check to see if thats what wrong with your. Take it to Pep Boys and have them run a "charge/start system diag" ($17). If it is the starter it will run you $126 for labor and $150 for the starter.