From what I'm understanding, the failure is with the trans cooler tube, in the radiator. I've also heard the type of trans fluid being used may cause a negative reaction with trans cooler tube. It is plausible, chemicals and additives in a particular type of trans fluid could cause cooler tube deterioration. Most radiators today are plastic, I don't know if an all metal radiator exists for our application. Bypassing the rad cooler should be a temporary cure at best, and here's why. I read where someone did the bypass, and noticed a 10 degree rise in temp, simply because he was behind someone on the highway. Think about being in bumper to bumper traffic, all day city driving, higher or lower elevations. And lastly, cold weather. Will your trans temp be where it needs to be in extreme cold. (think of this past winter) You can do as much damage to a cold transmission as you can a hot one. There are alot of variables involved. I know the one thing we should all do, and I mean as a group. Is that we should start a letter writing campaign to voice our displeasure with Nissan's indifference to this situation. This catastrophic failure of a possible 5.00 part will cost us thousands to repair, should it strike. I've heard of repair bill's averaging around the 6,500.00. This is almost 1/4 to 1/3rd of vehicle value, depending on the model bought. This is crazy. The least they SHOULD do is refund present and past victims of their out of pocket expense, and guarantee owners repair of this type failure in the future. I ask our moderator's to possibly come up with a statement expressing this concern from club members, to where we could all copy, print, sign and date, and mail to corporate Nissan. We should not allow Nissan to Toyota us. Denial, is not just a river in Egypt. There is strength in numbers. What say ye, mod's?