Well, I supose something had to go at 200,000 miles. The AT in my 99 Forester imtermittently "shudders" when I slow to a complete stop. I can feel the tranny grab, then let go, grab, then let go. It feels and sounds exactly like center diff bind, except I'm going perfectly straight. It doesn't happen when I make slow sharp turns, so it's probably not the diff. The tranny, brakes and everything else seems to work fine at speed. I only get the "shudder" when I brake to a stop, and then only some of the time. Any thoughts? Any possibility it's not the tranny? Thanks.

First thing first, check your trannny fluid and see if the fluid smells burnt, and that it is still red and full.

 

Next try driving in D3 (doesnt let the torque converter lock up) and see if it goes away. ALso try putting the car in neutral as you come to a stop, does it go away?

 

May want to throw in the FWD fuse, just to rule out any AWD issues.

 

To me it sounds like maybe your lockup torque converter is late to unlock.

 

 

nipper