I have a '99 chevy malibu. Periodically when you start it the windows will not go down and the climate control system will not work. Both of these issues always occur together. Sometimes when this happen the ABS and Brake lights will both appear, and within five minutes those two lights will shut off and everything will work again. If the problem occurs without those two lights showing up, then to my knowledge they won't work again until you've restarted the car a few times. However, other times everything will work just fine when you start it. Thanks for any assistance ahead of time.

Sounds like 1) a fusible link problem, 2) a fuse problem or a wiring through an appliance problem. Did you replace a radio or have one custom installed recently?

No. It needs a new radio, but we've not really made any major repairs or additions to it of any kind since we've had it, and we bought it about a year and a half ago.