A year or so ago I bought my little brother the car that tries to kill me emotionally and financially. It's an 01 outback 2.5 auto, with 178K on it. The issue it has is when at a stop, and you go to leave it's in 2nd, then it'll downshift to 1st gear. I know you can put it into a winter mode by shifting into 1st at a stop and back into drive then it'll start out in 2nd til you hit 4th. But this one doesn't care, like 75% of the time, it starts in 2nd gear while in drive. You can bump it to neutral and back into drive and its fine. I don't get it, can't find anything about it online. I've search Mitchell1 and motologic, nothing. Countless forums, and I've never seen this talked about. With no codes, I am at a loss. Do I just have a stuck solenoid or something?

Help me subie guru's! I might just sell this car after all...