Hey guys,

I'm hoping you can help me figure out what is wrong with my car. As
aforementioned, it's a 1997 Chevrolet S-10 with the 4-cylinder engine
w/AC and has about 40k miles on it. It's been driven pretty lightly.
This problem only really happens when the car has been sitting around
for a while (e.g. overnight in the garage.) It doesn't happen all the
time.

When I get into the car and try to start the car:
1) It won't start
2) A LOUD, obnoxious, abrasive buzzing sound comes from the area near
the clutch pedal.
3) Radio, ignition, head/tail lights all fail to work
4) When I open the glove compartment (which turns on this small light)
or when I pop the hood (which also turns on this small light) the noise
stops immediately.
5) When I close the glove compartment and the hood the noise starts
again
6) When I close the door the noise stops, but the car still won't
start.

The buzzing noise happens for maybe 5 minutes maximum and then it
stops. After that, sometimes the car won't start, and sometimes it
will. When the car does get started, everything is normal and it is
like nothing ever happened.

I am 100% sure the battery is not the problem, because I just had it
replaced about 2 months ago and have only driven the car maybe 500
miles since.

And as a closing note, I first noticed this noise when I had to replace
the aforementioned battery. My car had died in the parking lot, and
this obnoxious buzzing sound was happening again. At this time the
battery was close to being completely dead.

If you guys can give me any advice or suggestions, It'd be greatly
appreciated.

Thanks,
Jimmy