No Electronics (radio, lights, cluster, top) - No Blown Fuses

[brokeAs240sx]

** EDIT: Issues figured out, view post below **

I'm completely lost. I was just driving back to work after lunch today & all of my electronics cut out on the freeway -> analog speedo gauge went "off the charts" (currently pointed as if my car was going past 110mph), then nothing:

What doesn't work:
- No radio
- No gauge cluster lighting/speedo - tach still works from what I remember
- no interior lights
- no parking lights
- no top operation (you can hear it click when I press top up/down, but doesn't actually engage)
- no power door locks
- no power windows
- no alternator charge - car starts & stays @ 12v <- could this be it? Never had an alternator go out before, but I would imagine I should still have interior lights/radio access etc off the battery when the car is in the ON position.

What does work:
- Car starts & drives
- headlights work

What I checked:
- No blown fuses in fuse box on driver side kick panel
- No blown fuses in fuse box in engine bay

I have no clue where to check next, I'm completely lost.

Thanks for any help!

[NiSmOKnIghTsRBS14]

idk but check the main fuse....it the 100 amp fuse. its blue if i remeber right... hope this helps

[brokeAs240sx]

Thanks for the quick reply. Couldn't find a main fuse, but looking closer - 75A alternator fuse is blown.

Does this cause everything to go out (Nissan fail-safe method or something)?

I'll find out once I get my hands on another alternator fuse.

[wow-thats-a-cool-car]

exact same thing happened to me its just a fuse don't worry
Just look at a hanes manual and it will tell u which 1 to change
Hanes Manuals r a life saver pick 1 up if u don't ahve 1

[n240sxfnatic]

Thanks for the quick reply. Couldn't find a main fuse, but looking closer - 75A alternator fuse is blown.

Does this cause everything to go out (Nissan fail-safe method or something)?

I'll find out once I get my hands on another alternator fuse.

yea it does i blew mine and had the same problems

[S-Nation S13]

lol homie blow that same fuse 75a for the alternator found out that he missed placed some wire and hooked them up in the wrong spots id check to see if you ever removed the alternator that you hooked them up in the right spot or see if any of the wires going to tha alternator are exposed meanin the insulator has ripped try that hope this helps

[brokeAs240sx]

Well, it is the alternator fuse as well as alternator. The electrical stuff that goes off is because of the alternator fuse.

replacement fuse blew, alternator smokes a bit w/ fuse in b4 it blows, so I'm like wtf? Is my alternator out now, dammit.

Figured it all out after taking the alternator out today.

Upper radiator hose had a very small leak, which must have gotten worse over time, drenched the alternator, and boom.

Now I'm off to the store for an alternator & radiator hoses & gotta find me a fuse.

Thanks for the help guys.

[an_orange_s2k]

make sure you keep the car running for a little while after you replace the fuse.

[brokeAs240sx]

make sure you keep the car running for a little while after you replace the fuse.

any particular reason?

[S-Nation S13]

any particular reason?

to see if the alternator and alternator wires are correctly wired up wouldnt want to blow that fuse while your cruisin right:2f2f: ? embarassin lol

[brokeAs240sx]

rofl, ok thanks.

and if the fuse blows again while cruising during day time, no one would notice - that's how it blew in the first place.

just replaced alternator, fuse, & upper radiator hose - everything looks good now.

[dloong82]

I had the same problem with my hud to no hud,dash lights,interior lights,tail lights and no radio. So the other night I was messing with stuff looking for what can be wrong and under the dash above the fuse box was a single red wire runnin along to where the radio was suppose to be and it wasnt hooked up to anything so since i have no radio all the wires are just sitting there so i took that single red wire and i touched it to all the radio wires and all of a sudden all the lights kick on and my hud worked fine hope this can help