My 1998 did that too, and the culprit was the Main Relay under the dashboard, that controls electricity from the ignition to the computer and other parts. This part will start failing usually in hot weather, or high humidity, until it fails completely. Other reason could be that the idle speed sensor is not controlling rpm´s as it should, and when you let off the gas, the engine dies.
The radio and the blower of the A/C continue to work because the ignition is still in the ON position. Only way to recognize that the engine has died when rolling along, is with the KEY icon on the dashboard, the tachometer going to zero rpms, and evidently the lack of power when you press it. It is disconcerting because the brakes continue to work for a few pumps, and everything else seems to be normal, except for the minor detail that the engine has died.
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