2008 Nissan Maxima defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2008 Nissan Maxima. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• TRANSMISSION HOSE LEAK
  Preliminary Evaluation PE08045 · opened Jul 23, 2008 · closed Oct 24, 2008

  This pe was opened for model year (my) 2008 nissan maxima vehicles based on early warning data that the automatic transmission cooler hose may have pinholes and/or cracks resulting in a transmission fluid leak.the leaked fluid can contact the exhaust system and ignite.nissan has shown that the root cause of the pinhole…