# Radio, lighter quit

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-lighter-quit/3769>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** radio, fuses\
**Created:** [August 27, 2007, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-lighter-quit/3769 "2007-08-27T23:53:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Lensman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@Lensman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lensman)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-lighter-quit/3769/1 "2007-08-27T23:53:09Z")

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I was driving down the road in my 98 M-class and suddenly my radio quit. I was able to start it up again, but now it won’t go off when I turn off the ignition. Also, my cigarette lighter (for my phone) quit. I looked at fuses, but couldn’t find one that was broken. Any ideas? Thanx.

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 2:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-lighter-quit/3769/2 "2007-08-28T02:12:02Z")

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This is very unclear. Are you saying that you can shut off the car, remove the key, and the radio still plays?

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**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-lighter-quit/3769/3 "2007-08-28T02:27:16Z")

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Very strange, it could be a problem with the ignition switch (just a guess). You will really need a wiring diagram and a lot of patience to chase this down if you want to DIY.

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**Author:** ![Lensman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@Lensman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lensman)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2007, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-lighter-quit/3769/4 "2007-09-02T22:26:33Z")

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Correct. The radio will keep playing until I manually turn it off. I can deal with this, but not having the cigarette lighter is a drag for my cell phone recharging.