Dodge Repair: 03 Stratus SXT: broken off shift lever knob, shift lever knob, park position

Question

Dodge Stratus   Hi I hav a 2003 Dodge Status sxt coupe I accidentally broke the knob that u use 2 put the car in gear and now my car won't go out of park...What needs 2 b fixed/replaced 2 make it shift out of park? Hope is this done?

Answer
Hi Kim,
I suspect that to get the shift lever to be able to move out of park position you simply have to press down on the white piece shown in your photo that is a the top of the remaining lever piece. So choose a tool that will fit inside the opening at the top and will allow you to push down on it which should then free up the locked-in-gear situation. It will probably be spring-loaded so you will notice it pops back up again when you stop pressing on it and then be locked in the position it was when you released the downward press.
Now if you want to replace the broken parts I have the shop manual for that vehicle on a CD and I can copy the several pages that show you the mechanisn in its entirety and the steps to take it apart are numbered in order. Getting the parts may be either done by getting new ones from a dealer or going to a wrecking yard where there is a similar model that you can remove parts from by yourself. I believe that the car was manufactured from '03 to '05 so those would be the model years to look for at a wrecking yard. Once you start taking the lever apart you will identify which parts you will need to replace. This Stratus Coupe is based upon a Mitsubishi design and was manufactured in the state of Illinois.
But begin by getting the shifter lever released as I described so you can possibly drive it. Then let me know your email address and I can copy the pages and send them to you as an attachment. When you list your email don't use the @ symbol but instead us "at". If you don't use 'at' then the website automatically erases the email address and I won't see it.
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Thanks,
Roland