So the other day drove my car to a restaurant and when we came out to leave i couldn't get it out of park... the shifter button on the knob wouldn't push in. Since i had heard about this problem before with gps i just used the shift lock release button the next couple times i had to drive it. My key hasnt gotten stuck like i have seen on here as an associated problem.

Checked my BTSI fuse......Checked to make sure i had brake lights....both were fine.

So i did what any broke ass college kid would do and took the center counsole apart and rubber banded the shift lock release lever all the way open so i don't have to push the button every time.

The only problem is now my shifter could potentially be bumped into reverse or park going highway speed because i basically took away that safety feature!

Any ideas what could be wrong and how to fix it for real with something other than a rubber band?