One problem related to transmission slip out of gear has been reported for the 1999 Subaru Forester. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 1999 Subaru Forester based on all problems reported for the 1999 Forester.
1999 Subaru forrester. Vehicle transmission began having difficulty shifting into drive. After approximately 7-10 days, vehicle slipped into neutral upon braking. Took several minutes to get vehicle back into drive. 2nd instance almost caused a major accident. I braked to turn left and began my turn. When I depressed the accelerator, I found the vehicle had again slipped into neutral and I was helplessly coasting with traffic heading toward me. Luckily, the oncoming traffic was able to stop in time to avoid an accident. Transmission was inspected for a possible linkage problem, but none was found. A complete transmission flush and fill did not remedy the situation. Vehicle has since slipped out of drive 3 additional times (luckily no accidents).