98 olds 88 floor console lid will not latch

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Transmission Floor Shift Control Indicator Lamp Replacement

Remove the front floor console. Refer to Front Floor Console Replacement.
Rotate the floor shift control indicator lamp socket (2). Pull the socket from the trim bezel.
Remove the bulb from the socket.

Front Floor Console Replacement

Preliminary Procedures
Remove the rear floor console. Refer to Rear Floor Console Replacement.
Remove the instrument panel lower trim plate. Refer to Instrument Panel Lower Trim Plate Replacement.
Set the parking brake, then shift the transmission into drive and push the shift indicator down until it locks, to allow clearance to remove the console.
1
Front Floor Console Screw (Qty: 2)
Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the Preface section.
Tighten
2 N·m (18 lb in)
2
Front Floor Console Bolt (Qty: 2)
Tighten
10 N·m (88 lb in)
3
Front Floor Console Assembly
4
Front Floor Console Retainer Clip (Qty: 2)

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What you need to do is lower the glove box, push in on the sides of
glove box, flexable area the holds the lid from falling open to the floor.
let it swing down, and unhinge the lid from dash area, then remove the screws that hold the lid together and seperate from latch area, then remove the latch and replace, reverse the procedure
to ressemble.
GOOD LUCK, RDJRP.

Hi

1. Remove the black trim panel holding the cruise control and sport mode buttons from around the shifter. There are 4 clips holding the panel on: upper left, lower left upper right and lower right. Be careful, they break easily. Remove the wires from the buttons.
2. There are two brackets holding the wood panel down, one on each side of the shifter. Remove the two screws holding down each bracket. Be sure you note the orientation of the brackets - it will make reinstallation easier. Lift off the wood trim panel.
3. Under the wood trim you just removed, there are four bolts fastening the console to the car. Remove them.
4. Open the console lid. Remove the two screws fastening the latch strike plate. Again, make note of the positioning of the latch plate for reinstallation
5. Remove any other screws retaining the console compartment. Lift out the compartment liner. Close the console lid.
6. At the rear of the console is a trim cover. It is held by two tension clips. Just pull it off.
7. There are two bolts under the rear trim cover - remove them.
8. Remove the console.
9. Remove the screws holding the radio in the dashboard and pull the radio forward.
10. Remove the antenna wire and wiring harness connectors from the back of the radio.
11. Unbolt the ground wire from the back of the radio.

Reinstall in reverse order.


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Solved it. Found a small shank screwdriver that fitted into the opening with a little bending of the plastic frame. managed to replace it with a new one without trouble. No further help needed. dave

Try a new back up light switch /nuetral safety on the side of the transmission,where the shift linkage ends up.

If you mean automatic closing check at the latch area inside trunk and look for wiring going to a motor that would pull the trunk lid down when latched.I am almost sure only the 98 series had auto close function.

typically this condition is caused by the cam sensor or the cam magnet. really needs further diag