Ok so i have searched and can't find any additional information regarding stuck hoods.

My hood opened one day and the next day it won't pop-up or release. The cable is loose on the inside lever but the hood doesn't budge and no sounds are made in association. I can move the hood up and down using 2 hands to pull it but it doesn't move more than a millimeter or two; the front lever moves freely but doesn't do any good.

I have tried to pry it open, can't reach anything from underneath, pulling up and down doesn't help, and I have tried to unbolt the hood latch but i cannot for the life of me reach because the 3rd bolt cannot be seen. I have considered cutting the hood latch with a hacksaw blade but thought i would post around here first.

Anyone have any ideas short of all out destruction?

 

Mine was jammed shut after I hit a deer. The body shop cut a square hole in the hood around the hinge, but my hood was creased anyway.

You can try removing the bumper to see if you can gain access at a better angle with a long hook, but I'm just not sure it will work.

It sucks. Good luck.

 

pop the grille out, theives did it to my car one morning and did'nt damage anyting.

 

Thanks for the input.

The grill is currently sitting in my wife's car

I can get some fingers on the part of the loop but there is part of the latch that seems to be holding it. I would drive it to a repair shop but the battery is dead.

My thinking is that the cable never reset after i opened the hood the day before. The car has been sitting idle for 3 months while i was on deployment and the hood is just on problem.

Does anyone know if the latch is a simple mechanism or does the cable connect to an independent latching mechanism which doesn't depend on the hood being open or closed. Could this be seized in a position that would keep it from popping the hood?

 

heres the ebahn manual of the hood latch

 

page 2 of ebahns

 

Thanks for the diagrams but i fear it didn't shed much light for me.

I took apart the knee dash and attached a pair of vice grips to the cable end. Pulling on it didn't provide and results, it would pull freely for about 3-4 inches then stop. I have tried pulling on it multiple times but to no avail.

i was wondering if anyone could post a good picture of the latching device (with the hood open) so I can see the parts that are in my way.

If i cant get it to budge soon, i am going to have to perform surgery on the hood with a saws-all and it might not be pretty.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

Well, I took a couple pics, not sure if they'll help or not, but I can't for the llife of me figure out how to put them up...

 

Alright, I figured out how to upload the pics, but they're much to big, even after I tried to resize them. PM me you email address and I'll email them to you.

 

Can anyone do me a favor and tell me the size of the bolts that hold the safety latch to the hood? I have been unable to find it online or by search and my car is not close.

Regards