Fitting failure of transmission line connection at radiator, causing damage to cooling system and transmission. vehicle is rendered inoperable. suspected cause is poorly designed radiator fitting.
Just driving along @ 20mph the transmission started to hesitate then start slipping. lucky enough to limp home 1 mile away from where it started. transmission fluid was pouring out of the radiator overflow container. i had no transmission fluid showing on dipstick. engine oil was normal. i replaced the radiator as i saw countless people online with same issue. the trans line inside the radiator ruptured putting into circulation the coolant/trans fluid mixture throughout the engine and heater core. fortunately this trans fluid mixture was not being sucked back into the transmission, purely a miracle in this case. this is an issue that is a fault in engineering, and not "if" this will happen to your vehicle is a matter of when. this car has 140k on it and has been meticulously maintained, no reason for this failure have had cars with 300k not have this problem.