Loses all power like lights and everything electric but the car stays running and driving?

1996 BUICK LESABRE
203,000 MILES • 3.8L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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TUCK937
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What can make my car listed above lose all power like lights and everything electric but the car stays running and driving?
Aug 18, 2022 at 6:23 PM
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STRAILER
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It sounds like the retained accessory relay has gone out. Here is the location so you ca swap the relay out to see if it fixed the problem. Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what happens.
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Aug 19, 2022 at 2:35 AM
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