I used to have a Jeep, (a commander), which had a ‘habit’ of lurching forward when I was stopped at a red light or a stop sign. I learned to keep the breaks down hard after a while whenever I had to make stops. That never happened with any other vehicle I owned. Still, the Commander was probably the nicest vehicle I ever owned, and that includes my current Lexus.
I think a lawyer remember that Anton Yelchin was “killed by his Jeep”. The truth in that story reverberated throughout the automotive industry.
The transmission controls in the newer vehicles are so difficult to understand that the manufacturers had to simplify them. The Cherokee transmission control was difficult to be sure. Anton didn’t understand that the transmission was not in park before getting out to check his mail on his way out of the hollywood hills driveway.
My jeep had all sorts of “Habits” that almost killed me. Including a front end wobble of death that no one could cure. And I mean NO ONE. The jeep was finally sold to a gentleman who trailers it to trails and uses it only offroad.
As a general rule, pushing the clutch in disengages the engine from the transmission.
If the vehicle lurches when the clutch is fully disengaged then the mfg. is at fault.
When I had a manual, I put it in neutral at lights