Owners of other Nissan or Infiniti vehicles such as the Versa, Maxima, Juke, Rogue, Murano, Xterra, Pathfinder, Sentra, Cube, Armada, Quest, Frontier, Titan, G25, G37, M35 and M37 may also find this guide to be helpful.

If your headlights, tail lights, interior lights, radio or other electrical components in your Nisan Altima suddenly stop working, you may just need to replace a blown fuse.

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No tools are needed to replace any electrical fuse in either fuse box except for the small white plastic "fuse puller" tool that is attached to the passenger compartment fuse block.

Then move to the engine bay and remove the fuse block cover by releasing the black plastic tab closest to the front of the car and the other one near the windshield.

Check the chart printed on the underside of the fuse block cover to determine if the fuse you may need to replace is in the engine bay fuse block.

Pull the fuse straight up out of the block and then allow the fuse to fall out of the larger top end onto a safe place.

If the strip of metal inside the colorful plastic fuse is unbroken, the fuse is still good.

If you see a break in the fuse's metal strip especially with two burnt up and shriveled edges, the fuse has "blown" and needs to be replaced.

Turn the vehicle's ignition switch to the "ON" or "Accessory" position to test the vehicle's electrical components.

If the component works fine again, replace the fuse puller tool and the fuse block covers for both the passenger compartment and engine bay fuse blocks.

If the fuse continues to "blow" repeatedly, there could be an electrical short in the fuse block, wires, or the component. You may need to replace the faulty component or have an automotive electrical specialist track down the electrical short.