2008 Dodge Avenger steering problems

On 1/12/12 at about 545am I was driving to work on a rainy day. While traveling on 95 north bound at about 55MPH my wiper blades stop working and so did my steering wheel. My steering column was not controling my wheels and I hydroplained while trying to stop my car. My car spun around numerous times before slamming into the median wall. I have had many malfunctions with this vehicle but this one topped them all.

Tl*-the contact owns a 2008 dodge avenger. The vehicle was parked and the contact observed the column shift was stuck in the park position. There were several attempts before the gear shifted from the park position into another position. The vehicle was taken to the dealer that informed the gear shift failure was a common problem. There was not a recall or service warranty related issue. The technician stated the entire gear shifter required replacement.