I swapped before it could fail on me. 30k miles on it, I took a look at it and I couldn't make out any stress cracks or anything. Then again I wasn't trying to get my hands dirty. Car on record had a fluid flush (previous owner), and an account of leakage into the transmission case. Could've actually been the master for all I know.
Production on the CSC is essentially inconsistent. Some owners will have theirs last, others claim failure upon test drives or right after purchases. If driving competence was to blame, I'd think those people with early failures would've also had bigger transmission issues to deal with. I do believe in favorable conditions, though. Weather, frequency of stop-and-go, flats vs. inclines, etc.
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