Hey. Sorry. I didn't see that anyone was responding.

I do not know 100%, but I assume the car is automatically engaging the parking brake because the transmission is telling the DME it can't go into park. I haven't experienced this. If you have it mechanically back together like it should be, perhaps there is a code that needs cleared to tell the DME that everything is OK (and to release the parking brake).

If you start the car with the allen parking release screw all the way screwed in (parking prawl manually released) and start the car, it will start, however, you will get a transmission malfunction light (the yellow gear). Once you shut the vehicle off, unscrew the allen all the way, and restart the vehicle, the trans malfunction light (yellow gear) will be gone.

PS, I should've used caps on my user name. It is LTEMUP. I know. lame. It's just something I've used for a long time that references smokin the tires (Light 'em up).