I have a 97 automatic. The auto. shifter button is hard to press in especially when it has not been driven for a couple of hours or longer.
I have to use both hands usually to get it out of park.
Yeah, check the shift interlock switch on the brake pedal. That may have shifted a bit, and it's not fully functioning. Other than that, you may have some debris in the shift lever that's binding with the "rod" that moves up and down in the shifter.