wow...this is wierd! I have an '02 WS6 that I bought new in jan of '02, I have put just under 77K miles on it in that time....HARD miles I might add....I've been very happy with the car but this weekend I was detailing it and noticed these same cracks that you are describing! I never heard of it before...and I've been on LS1.com, LS1tech.com and the others since '02! guess I never looked into it because It wasn't an issue for me until now! it sucks, and I don't get it.......anyway you are not alone!