NHTSA Complaint #11089924 — 2011 KIA SPORTAGE

MY CAR'S SHIFT BUTTON SUDDENLY BECAME STUCK IN THE HANDLE AND I CANNOT "PARK" MY CAR OR TURN OFF THE KEY. I DROVE IT TO COLLEGE, AS I WAS STOPPED IN THE PARKING LOT, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND PRESSED THE BUTTON TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE BUTTON PUSHED IN AND BECAME "STUCK OR LOCKED" IN THE HANDLE. THE CAR WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING BUT GO INTO N OR D BUT NOTHING ELSE. AFTER PUSHING THE SHIFT LOCK BUTTON, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO PARK "KINDA". THE KEY WON'T TURN PAST AXL MODE, THEREFORE THE KEYS ARE STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE BATTERY BECOMES DRAINED. BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THE CAR IS FULLY IN P, I SET THE PARK BREAK AND UNHOOK THE BATTERY.