You know the shifter override button thing? There's supposed to be a nice matching piece of plastic over the hole, just above the letter P to the left of the transmission gear shifter... well, my TCH doesn't have the nice piece of plastic, just a little rectangular hole. I did not notice this until I was riding as a passenger in the car last night for the first time and saw a lovely green glow eminating from the hole.

I believe I saw this piece in a plastic bag hanging from my rearview mirror on the day the car arrived when we visited it at the dealership. Now, why in the world didn't they put it where it belonged?

I wrote an email to the salesman and asked him about it.

Oh, and while I was checking the glove box to see if maybe the little piece was in there I found four black, oval-shaped plug-like things... what are these for and where do they go?

 

Hmmmm, not sure - but on the Honda Pilot there used to be some plugs that were meant to be installed in the frame as part of the pre-delivery prep. I've not looked under my TCH yet to see if there is something similar. How large are the "plugs"?

 

There was a post about those plugs here -- although I can't find it now (I believe it was posted within the past two weeks). Someone reported the same thing, and mentioned where the plugs go.

If you can't find the post, you could just go back to the dealer and ask them. :)
-Scott

 

Wrong key, missing plastic cap by shifter, four plastic plugs still in glovebox. I hope they didn't try and charge you for dealer prep.

 

Here is the text of the Toyota Service Bulletin:

Technical Service
BULLETIN

April 7, 2006

Title:

INSTALLATION OF RUBBER BODY
PLUGS DURING PD.

Models:

’07 Camry & Camry HV


PD021-06
PRE-DELIVERY SERVICE


Introduction

Applicable
Vehicles

Installation
Procedure

The Camry and Camry HV are equipped with front and rear torque box holes to tie
down the vehicle during transportation. Rubber body plugs need to be installed during
Pre-Delivery Service (PDS).

. 2007 model year Camry and Camry HV vehicles.
Four (4) body plugs are included in the glove compartment at the assembly plant.

Install the rubber body plugs into the two (2) front and two (2) rear torque box holes
located under the vehicle on both sides.

NOTE:

If the rubber body plugs are NOT securely installed, road (tire) noise may transfer to
the vehicle interior through the torque box holes.

Front Torque Box Hole Rear Torque Box Hole
Front Front
Warranty
Information

OP CODE DESCRIPTION TIME OFP T1 T2
N/A Not Applicable to Warranty – – – –


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Yep - exactly as the pre-delivery of the Honda Pilot. Must be a fairly common item.

 

As others have said, go to the dealer and have them installed. They should be able to get the missing plastic cover and install that as well.

That missing plastic cover hides the button in that hole next to the shifter. The button allows you to shift out of park if for some reason (dead battery or ?) you can't get the car out of park normally.

 

Well, it sounds like they did a fine job ignoring the pre-delivery checklist! I'd ask to see the checklist and see who initialed by the items that were NOT done on your car. Oh, and check your tire pressure--you may be surprised!

 

Our salesman was very apologetic. He said that the plugs in our glovebox are extras, because he knows that those were installed (he checked). He said he is not sure how they missed the override button cover, and then how he missed it when he went through the checklist again, but they are more than happy to install it where it belongs at my convenience.

Do you think it's odd that there are spare plugs? Guess I will have to look up the info and try to look where they are supposed to be.

 

Very, very odd.

If the salesperson is right and yours are installed, that would likely mean that either [1] they accidentally used the plugs from another car (but WHY?), or [2] there were 2 sets of plugs in your car, but if that was the case, wouldn't they take that extra set out?