HOOD LATCH WILL NOT OPEN CABLE BROKEN - 2003 Acura MDX

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Opening Hood with Broken Release Cable

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how do open the hood on car when cable or latch is broken

On hood latch..where cable goes in..there is a hole there..trip it back..or take the 3 bolts away from latch

try taking the wheel liner out on the side of the stuck latch and access the latch directly you can open it by hand if u follow the cable to lever. if you cannot access from wheel ull have to go from under the bumper as a last resort ull have to unbolt the latch while connected which can be tricky

push down on the hood while someone pulls the cable
if not cut the cable and pull to open sounds like the cable is broken anyway

Here's a video Dan Hooper suggested as a solution to your problem from YouTube:


Opening Hood with Broken Release Cable

theres a wire inside the cable--try to get at it somehow and pull with vise grips

is the latch from the interor car broken, or the locking mechenism to release the hood not working?

Either way its a simple fix just requires the hoot to be open.

can you reach the cable itself?,or is it broke at the hood latch?IF its not broken at the outside latch, try to follow the cable,un-hook it from the handle and pull on the wire cable to open it.IF its broken at the latch itself,you are going to have to reach the latch through the grille and try to pull the lever the cable connects to.That part is no fun at all..!!

If the cable link to the latch is rusty or broken you have to take the front grid down. It's relatively easy. It's held there by plastic fasteners. Then reach for the latch with you hand, or the leftover broken cable. Pull it, it should release the first latch, than you just have to get to the security latch, like you usually do to open the hood.