So I gather that the release inside the car has release the hood's primary catch, but the T handle is not release the secondary catch to allow the hood to fully open.
If this is the case, take some lithium grease or WD-40 (lithium grease is much better and lasts much longer) and spray it onto the catch assembly.
Try pulling on the T handle some more after a few minutes of the grease soaking in and see of that releases.
If that doesn't work, then take a long flat screw driver and press it against the catch gently hit the screw driver with a hammer (you should be trying to push the catch towards the driver's side of the car)
You may need someone to be pulling on the T handle as you hit the catch with a hammer. I actually had to do this with a jetta before....
Your solutions that I received was too late to help and did not solve the problem. I was trying to help a neighbor with her 2001 Toyota Tundra truck. The situation was that you could pull the inside vehicle lever, but there was no initial releasing action happening. I could not find the hood release located behind the front grill. I had to manually locate the under hood catch, take a long screw driver, push a little to release that catch, then I was able to open the hood. What I found was that the hood pull handle located behind the grill and under the hood was completely missing. I lubed the cable and hood release springs so the inside vehicle lever would perform the initial release again. Now must purchase the under hood release mechanism part and install it to finally fix the problem.
Lightly press dwon on the hood, pull the T until you hear the catch realease then lift. Once open spray latch with penetrating fluid while moving T in and out to free things up
Locate the interior hood-release lever under the dashboard on the driver's side of the interior of the car.
Lift up and toward you on the hood release lever. The lever is connected to a cable that releases the hood. The hood will pop up about 1/2 inch when you pull the lever.
Move to the front of the car and locate the exterior hood-release lever under the front of the hood. It is located near the middle of the vehicle, just beyond where the front edge of the hood meets the body. Lift up on the inner lever.
Lift up on the edge of the hood while holding the inner lever in place. When the hood is up, find the hood prop and raise it, setting its tip in the hood-prop mount on the hood, to hold the hood up while you work in the engine bay.
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