2002 alero --no electrical power

2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO
91,850 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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CRUISING00
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2002 alero --no electrical power to anything
batt ok
drive belt changed 3 weeks ago

replaced ignition switch -still nothing
just went dead 4 hours (idle)
after driving with no problems--any suggestions
Mar 28, 2011 at 7:51 PM
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JDL
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Did you check feed to and from the ignition switch, before you replaced anything?
Mar 28, 2011 at 8:01 PM
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JDL
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Those red wires are voltage feed to ignition switch, hot all the time. You can check applicable fuses.
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Mar 28, 2011 at 8:08 PM
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