[MagmaJct]

Ugh, I've got the same issue. With my truck, not my kid!

I've started it up in gear (automatic) a few times without realizing it. The choke has never worked right on my Carter AFB, so at times I have to give it a little gas to keep it idling. Imagine the surprise on my face when I nearly drove into the gate!

I have a list of repairs I need to make to my steering column, in no particular order:
1) Horn activates at random, pulled the relay in the interim.
2) Gear selector does not pull back unless I simultaneously push the fulcrum at the base forward. (Anti-theft device?)
3) Neutral safety switch does not function.
4) Hazard light knob busted.
5) Gear indicator no longer lights up.
6) Reverse lights don't work.

One of these days, I'll pull the entire column apart and rebuild the whole thing!