Underhood Wiring problems of the 2001 Nissan Altima

Two problems related to underhood wiring have been reported for the 2001 Nissan Altima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Nissan Altima based on all problems reported for the 2001 Altima.

1 Underhood Wiring problem

Failure Date: 06/27/2003

Car was parked overnight in garage. When key was turned in the ignition, explosion occurred under the hood. Smoke was coming out from under the hood and acid was dripping to the pavement. There is a dent on the hood from the inside directly above the battery location. There was also acid on the engine and local areas.

2 Underhood Wiring problem

While backing out of driveway a loud noise occurred followed by fumes from under the hood. Seconds later, vehicle suddenly accelerated to 80 mph and hit a brick wall, cause unknown. Please give any further details.




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