I need to pop the hood. The battery is dead, and hood release cable is broken. The previous owner had an efficient way to solve this; they put a wire hanging out the side of the hood lid that was simply pulled in a down-towards-front fashion to pop, then use the lever under the front of the hood to open. However the wire got closed in last time I jumped the battery and now I don't know how to get the side hood latch to pop, I've tried digging the wire out with a butterknife and long screwdriver, no luck. HELP! Thank you :)

To open the hood of a 2004 Chrysler Pacifica with a dead battery, try these steps:
Find hood release lever: Usually located on left side of driver's footwell near the hood release cable.
Jump-start battery: Connect battery to another car's battery if it's completely dead. This will provide enough power to release the hood latch.
Use manual release: If jump-starting is not possible, consult owner's manual for manual release location.
Get help: If unsuccessful, call for help from a tow truck or mechanic.
Caution: Make sure the car is in park, emergency brake is engaged and engine is off before opening the hood.

look under the dash see if cable is broken close to that end
grip inner cable with pliers and pull hard

if broken at the engine bay
work from under the car with a long tool to release the bonnet catch

if not sure how its done drive to a panel repair shop for a solution

Heidi, No electric release. The latch is probably stuck. While you pull the interior hood release have an assistant push down and pull up repeatably/vigorously until hood releases from stuck position. Lube latch and cable before closing hood. Check the attached links,instruction and guides, Good luck
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I would check to see if the hood release moves when the inside lever is pulled then pushed, if not the cable and latch mechanism may need lubrication or be broken.

Can you grab the cable with some vise grips and pull on it to open the hood? If not you need to crawl under the front remove the rock guard and look up were the cable is that runs to the hood latch. Once located use a pair of wire cutters and cut the cable as far away from the latch as possible. Once cut try pulling on the plasic covering to see if it will pull off the actual cable. Then pull on the cable and hood should unlatch.

This same thing happened to my Blazer. If you reach your hand up behind the front bumper and use a hammer you can hit the release latch and it will open.

Is the cable broken? try to grab the cable with a pair of pliers and pull to see if this releases the bonnet (Hood) sorry im british

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

find the cable that is supposed to attach to the latch, and grab it with a pair of pliers or the like and pull.

try to have someone outside of that car and push down and pull up on the hood as you pull the lever..if the lever is broken off u can use a pair of pliers to pull the wires that pop the hood..you might have to strip off some of the black insulation good luck