Floor Console: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Dodge Stratus and 2005 Chrysler Sebring. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Raise parking brake lever as high as possible.
Move transmission shifter to neutral position.
Loosen set screw on front of shifter knob and remove shift lever knob.
NOTE: Do not use a trim stick or tool to remove transmission range indicator.
Remove transmission range indicator bezel by squeezing the sides slightly and lifting up until the locking tabs are free of the floor console. Refer to Fig 1 for pressure points.
Disconnect transmission range indicator bezel wire connector on the underside of bezel.
Remove screws, next to floor shifter and in console storage compartment, attaching floor console to brackets on floor pan. See Fig 2.
Disconnect wire connector for floor console accessories at floor pan.
Remove console from vehicle.

NOTE: The grip portion of the parking brake lever will only fit through the wider lower portion of the slot in the floor console.

Fig 1: Transmission Range Indicator Bezel

Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.

1 - BEZEL BOOT

2 - PRNDL BEZEL

3 - SHIFTER MECHANISM

4 - LOCATOR PIN

5 - WIRING CONNECTOR

Fig 2: Floor Console

Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.

1 - SCREWS

2 - FLOOR CONSOLE

3 - CLIPS

4 - PARK BRAKE LEVER