Where did the cable break? Did it break rite at the pull latch? if so you can use a pair of plyers or better yet, A pair of vice grip plyers and pull the cable till hood opens
SOURCE: hood release latch is broken
find the cable that is supposed to attach to the latch, and grab it with a pair of pliers or the like and pull.
SOURCE: Hood won't open. Cable is broken and can't get hood to pop.
NO there is no manual way . get a good flash light and look at teh latch through the grill or from under the truck and try and pop it with a long flat blade screw driver
SOURCE: battery is dead, cannot open the hood, auto power locks
I found a few solutions to your problem here:
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Porsche-795/f_4364103.htm
A lot of them have some merit, depending on whether you want to actually manually open the hood or use the inovative options posted there. Either way, i hope this helps and best of luck with your problem!
SOURCE: hood latch cable is broken on my 99 chev cavalier
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.
SOURCE: 1997 Plymouth Voyager broken hood latch cable
first, try smacking the hood at one of the front corners while someone else pulls the release handle. or even after you've pulled on it. if that works, once open, adjust and lubricate the hood latch assembly. if it still won't open, and it's the cable and not the latch you'll have to replace it anyway, so instead of removing the grill, cut the cable behind the pull lever under the dash where you can reach it. then skin the outer cable insulation away from the actual steel cable exposing an inch or two of it. then holding the insulation and plastic housing with pliers, grab the steel cable itself with pliers and pull it to open the hood. then replace the cable. the further you can reach up under the panel the better your chances of getting past the broken part of the cable and avoid removing the grill. you might also be able to gain access from up under the car if you're lucky.
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