Mouse Rat Squirrel Nest?

[cliffish]

This is my 2014 Explorer that my daughter drives most days of the week. Pop the hood to just check things out and I find this? almost 3 feet across, they ate the hood insulation the battery handle, hard plastic cowl cover and the lid of the fuse box. They even chewed through 2 fuses and a relay!

 

[Chris]

Good lord! Never had that happen to me, but I’ve heard if you let a vehicle sit for too long this can be an issue.

Does she let it sit outside for extended periods of time?

 

[cliffish]

No, it is driven almost daily, maybe it sat for 2-3 days once. Yes it is outside, garage is saved for TJ, TR6 and vette aka my toys...kind of silly I leave the wife's' benze outside also and I own that, not lease!

 

[lowranger]

Lucky they didn't chew any of the wiring!

 

[alittleoff]

In my neighborhood, there are a few people (tweekers) that chew on stuff like that, ha just kidding.
Seriously though, a dude down the street has a rat problem, as well as his neighbors. He has a herd of rescue dogs and when it comes time to feed them, he just cuts open a bag of dog food and leaves it on the ground. And then at night, the rats come.
A few of his neighbors just leave the hoods of their vehicles open as not to create a dark and cozy place to nest.
Rodent issues are almost world wide and not just in SoCal.