Tab on Shifter Console

[DallasSR5]

I had the 4Runner get a semi detail yesterday. I just noticed the small plastic tab just above and to the left of the shift knob is now gone. What is that under there? Does anyone have a part number for the replacement?

 

[RUN-4-LIFE]

Dealer only part.. Call and describe to them the what you are looking for.... Bought my runner used didn't come with one. Cost was 5 dollars but since I bought light bulbs for the HVAC controls they gave me half off..

 

[BlackWorksInc]

It covers the self destruct button, use only in the event of capture and/or imminent demise!

It's the Shift Override Button Cover, If you stick a key, pen, or screwdriver tip in there it will bypass the Brake-Interlock Mechanism and allow you to shift the vehicle into other gears with the vehicle turned off.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/212880-anal-retentive-part-hunt.html

Part Number is 33554-35080

https://partsouq.com/en/catalog/gen...9dn5iQ1V1Q2RSUVg$&vid=217356&cid=2&uid=271464

 

[Jagerzel]

Shift lock. Take a Bic pen and push down and you can move it outta park without keys in the ignition or brake. Your detailer must own a 4runner and was missing that tab and now has passed the curse to you. The last person to have it becomes the target of a slow-moving, unwavering creature who can look like anybody — an old lady, a naked woman, your father. It zeroes in on you, takes its time, and never, ever stops until it kills you. The only way to shake it is to steal the tab from somebody else, and pass the curse forward.

 

[DallasSR5]

You guys are awesome. Thanks from a 4Runner newb.

 

[Jeffrey_VB]

I think that was the first thing I bought for my Runner after purchasing it.

 

[dougiefreshmx]

Got the same exact part delivered today from eBay. Cost like $5 there.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=261880496043&globalID=EBAY-US

 

[ran]

Thanks, when I bought my '07 Sport, it did not have one, until I read threads like this.