[OldDog]

My '06 has 11k miles on it. The only time I had trouble with it popping into neutral was, as pointed out, my big heel touched the heel shifter and popped it out. You put so much pressure on your heel that you (I) won't even feel it when it happens.

I have never experienced the other problems.

 

[OldDog]

... I know MSF teaches staying in 1st, clutch pulled in, but I'm still in neutral, clutch out, if stopped more than momentarily. Old habits.

+1 That's me. When stopping in traffic, I leave it in first gear and carefully watch my rear-view mirrors for anything oncoming.