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Car dies intermittently

In my 1998 Altima, the dash lights came on while i was pulling in to park after driving to the store and the radio shut off and the car stopped. I was able to start it up immediately and it ran just fine, until it partly happened again two days later the dash lights came on and the radio shut off but the car just hesitated but didn't stop. After that time the power windows were difficult to roll up but I haven't encountered any issues since ( I have also stopped driving with my radio and air on, however). Is the car safe to continue driving for long distances? What could be happening?

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THIS ONE IS EASY. CHECK YOUR BATTERY TERMINALS AND CABLES THAT THEY ARE TIGHT. IF THEY ARE, YOUR BATTERY MAY NEED CHARGING OR YOUR ALTERNATOR IS NOT CHARGING YOUR SYSTEM THAT WELL. I WOULDNT DRIVE LONG DISTANCES UNLESS I HAD THAT CHECKED.

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