I have a 2001 Forester and it surges slightly while I am decelerating. If I drive ~40mph, then brake to an easy stop I can feel the car lurch. These lurches appear to match the gears changing. These surges are in the forward direction.
The RPMs also seem to not drop as much as I would expect when I release the gas, but this is my first car with a tachometer.
Any ideas on whats going on? Other than that the car rides and drives smoothly. I just bought this car about 3 weeks ago. 95k miles.