Transmission Stuck In Gear Problems of Kia Motor Optima

I was in the parent pick up line to pick up my daughter and I placed my shift in park however my car continued to drive forward and shift gear was stuck. Steering wheel became stiff and I kept foot on brake to slowing maneuver car to a parking spot. Once in parking spot car would not turn off and even though car was in park on the shift gear the drive mode was illuminated. The car finally turned off for a few seconds and than restarted by itself and repeated to do so. I was finally able to move gear shift after accessing the shift gear release lock however the shift gear remained in drive mode. Then engine just completely stopped turning on. Car would not turn, not drivable and had to have it towed for repair.

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My gear shift is stuck in drive I can not put it in park if I turn my car off it won't crank back up please help I don't know what to do an this is my everyday car.

My husband went to walmart to drop off a movie. When he came out he saw one of the employees holding the car from behind because it was rolling back. My husband put the car in park and turned it off and the car still rolled back. When he got in the car and turned it on the head board showed it was on �n�. No check engin light or any other warning light was on. The shift gear was stuck on n. And if manual brake is not on then the car will roll back. You can move the gear stick in car to park or drive but the actual car is stuck on n. Shift gear will not change from n. If it had not been for the walmart employee stopping our car than it could have been alot worse by crashing into other cars behind it or even running over somebody causing a fatality!!! called kia company to report it but they denied it being related to the recall that shows online on kia Optimas 2006-2008. They told me only specific Optimas have that recall. We haven't ever had any issues with our car since we bought it new in 2008. We have always maintained it and taken good care of it. This is a first for our car and this incident we had with our car is the same description as the recall. We feel that kia should cover this cost due to it being a manufactuer error. The recall states � incorrectly installed cables have the potential to come loose from the transmission, disabling the shifter. If the cable comes loose, a car in park wouldn't shift into any gear while a vehicle already in gear wouldn't shift to reverse, neutral or park. If a car was parked and accidentally left in gear, and if the parking brake was not applied, the car could potentially roll away and cause an accident or injury. � kia should be held responsible and take care of the problem and stop saying only specific vehicles have the recall. Well my car did!! its a 2008 kia Optima and had the same incident happen thats on recall. Help!!.

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The contact owns a 2007 kia Optima. The contact stated that the transmission shift lever became stuck in neutral. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the automatic transmission shift cable detached and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000.

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