The windshield wipers and the radio will suddenly stop working on my 1998 Mercury Villager. It will happen while I'm driving and then suddenly start working again a few minutes later. Sometimes everything will be working fine and next time I start the car the radio and wipers are not working again. I also discovered that when this happens the cigarette lighter that I use for my GPS doesn't work either??

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The problem you have is the same one I have on my 2000 Mercury Villager van. When the radio, wipers, and cigarette lighter stop working I can tell you it is 100% the ignition switch. On my van it will happen when I hit a big bump in the road or bump the ignition. If I turn the ignition key toward me, to the position right before it turns off the vehicle, all the items will begin working once again. It is a minor aggravation at this point and much cheaper than replacing the ignition switch for now. Eventually I will have to replace the ignition switch.

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You could have a short in the ignition itself, which as the keys swing back and forth causes a stoppage in the circuit, Mercury has had that problem for years , check all fuses, and with the wipers check the relay also, as far as the lighter,, they will short out , and most car makers suggest not using them for added purposes since they tend to go bad , they were intended to heat a small wire that draws low amperage,, enough to light a cig , some plug in units require more amps and will heat up the socket , which will then short out, causing damage