My hood release cable broke and I can't get my hood to open. How do I manually open my hood to replace the cable

use pliers to pull cable and order a replacement latch

Opening Hood with Broken Release Cable

This is a tough one. you will probably have to get the car raised on a lift and look up in there to find the release and pull it with needle nose pliers. Before doing that, take apart the release handle inside the car and see if it is broken lose there. If it is, pull the cable with pliers. Good luck.

OK, if the cable is the part that broke AND it broke at the handle, then you can use a pliers or vise grip to grab the end and pull on it to pop the hood, if it broke somewhere inside the cable, then you will need some needle nosed pliers to reach under the hood and grab it there. if it broke off at the hood latch itself, then you will need to get/ make a hook or pushing rod to engage the mechanism directly to release the latch and then replace the cable the latch looks like this:

unfortunately there is little more than just forcing it open. this will cause damage and the hood latch may need to be replaced. but it will get you open

IF HOOD LATCH RELEASE CABLE BROKE AT RELEASE HANDLE YOU CAN TAKE A PAIR NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS PULL THE CABLE ENOUGH TO OPEN HOOD SO YOU CAN REPLACE RELEASE CABLE.

i assume it broke at the latch? if you lay on the ground you might be able to get at the latch. if it broke at the handle grab the wire with pliers

depend where it`s broke if lever inside the car is broke try getting some plyers on the cable to open the hood and replace cable once hood is open

if it is broken at the handle you should be able to grasp the cable with pliers to pull it otherwise you will have to go out front of truck and the best way i found requires long arms, but you would have to use a flashlight and slide under front bumper and look upward to find cable/latch assembly. You may be able to do it through the grill but if cant see it through the grill under neath.if you in front of truck pull latch to right and it will release.

you are going to have to either remove the panneling to get at the cable and pull it with vise grip or try to get up inside the hood from the front and release the latch that way . either way is going to be tough to get to.