I have a 2008 hyundai santa fe gls 4dr. I originally had a problem with the car starting in park, which at first i thought was the battery as it was still factory. I changed the battery and realized it was not the problem as the car elctronics worked flawless but there was not sound of turn over or clicking just nothing. I soon discovered the car would crank and run as expected when shift release was pressed and the car was put into neutral. I diagnosed it as a neutral safety switch but after driving i realized the car will shift into the park position but it is not recognized by the vehicle and the car easily rolls as if in neutral and makes a clicking sound every few inches(maybe centimeter, a very short distance). so in short my vehicle starts in neutral, rolls in park while clicking, all other gears work fine from what i can tell. Im stumped. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Will the parking pawl affect my ability to crank the car in park?

I have a 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe gls 4dr. I originally had a problem with the
car starting in park, which at first i thought was the battery as it was still
factory. I changed the battery and realized it was not the problem as the car
electronics worked flawless but there was not sound of turn over or clicking
just nothing. I soon discovered the car would crank and run as expected
when shift release was pressed and the car was put into neutral. I diagnosed
it as a neutral safety switch but after driving i realized the car will shift into
the park position but it is not recognized by the vehicle and the car easily
rolls as if in neutral and makes a clicking sound every few inches(maybe
centimeter, a very short distance). so in short my vehicle starts in neutral,
rolls in park while clicking, all other gears work fine from what i can tell. I'm
stumped. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Will the parking pawl
affect my ability to crank the car in park?