I'll 3rd that. happened to me in my volvo, the brushes wore out, when I would step on the brakes the stereo would die, then the car stalled out and died, and I pushed it into the mourge parking lot. Moral of the story, chek you alternator!

1995 ford contour v6 5 speed , even though its not mine yet... http://www.cardomain.com/id/hyperlitenerd