Radiator Failure...Tranny Fluid mix

[MDimitri]

Talk about bad flippin luck! I ordered a new tranny cooler last week so that I could separate my tranny fluid from my Rad, the tranny cooler was slated to arrive on Wednesday April 11th and I have the truck scheduled to go in and get that installed along with some other minor items. Last night I took my two boys out to see the movie called The Robinsons, as we left the theatre I noticed a slight lag in the tranny shifting, right after that I saw a message come up on the display stating that my engine coolant is low...well I don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out what just happened. I got home okay due to the fact the theatre was only 4 miles away from the house. My question is what can I do now? Warranty is no longer available...Tranny is okay, it did not seize nor did I loose any shifting ability. I will more than likely need to replace all the hose's with new ones and have both the tranny and Rad flushed completely, I will also replace the Coolant resevoir due to it honeycomb construction of the inside bottom. I of course will have the tranny cooler installed and seal off the tranny coolant lines from the Rad. Do you guy's think this will be sufficient? or will I have to replace the transmission? I have read quite a bit about this occuring when an improper mixture of Dexcool and water is used, it should always be a mix of 50% - 50% Dexcool and Distilled Water, not regular water from a tap, what I am wondering about is when the dealership maintained the coolant levels did they use the distilled water or did they use regular water? I have read alot about class action cases involving Dexcool, does anyone know what the outcomes have been? Has there been some kind of TSB issued or recall? As far as I have read there have been well over 2600 cases of this happening with my year of truck.