Q: The car cut off and couldn't be started
I need some advice on this pretty serious issue with my car. It has around 150,000 miles on it. Before this happened, I only had occasional issues with the AC blowing warm or turning off occasionally. The other day, I tried to apply brakes at the traffic light, but they weren't working, along with the steering wheel that I wasn't able to turn. The gauge lights, headlights and radio were on but the car just wouldn't start. The lights on the dashboard are illuminated and the car wouldn't even crank. Do you have any idea what happened to my vehicle?
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