their should be like a little button about the shifter that you can remove with ur key or flat head screw driver. that is ths shifter lock, i believe you put your key in their and it will release the shifter. it sounds like the saftey switch is bad. it happened on my moms car to exact same thing. had to pump the brakes 100xs before it went into drive/reverse

 

check your brake light switch above your brake pedal. it may be sticking or broke. car doesnt know your hitting the brakes so it wont got out of park and the brake lights wont work...

 

+1 Sounds like its your brake light switch acting up.

 

^^yeah that. My mother in law has a 03 accord and had the same problem and it was the brake switch. She spent about 15 minutes one time trying to get it out of gear, and eventually didnt have any brake lights. It was a $10 part at the dealership. I would start there and see if that fixes the problem since it is a cheap start and simple to replace.

 

I really appreciate your help. I am going to check this out today when I get off work.

Someone said that it was above the brake pedal??

 

Yeah where the pedal curves back up towards the steering wheel under the dash.. You will see something that looks like a little ignitor used on like a propane grill.. If you are unsure just depress the brake pedal and you will see it hit the brake switch.. Just twist it and pull it out from its socket and pull the little plastic piece out that was holding it.. Hardest part is to find a good position on the floorboard