How to open hood on 93 Volvo that has a broken cable

SOURCE: Hood release won't open hood, can't open my hood

don't know what vehicle but it's possible if you look through the grill you may be able to see the cable and using a screwdriver pry the mechanism to open it be carefull if it's a plastic gill you could break it

SOURCE: hood latch won't release hood. 91 volvo 240.

Have had same problem on 1990 240 DL. Go underneath, tap ball at end of hood latch sideways with small hammer (take a good look at it --- you should be able to see which way it needs to go to clear). Once released clean and lubricate.

SOURCE: When I want to open the hood of my 98 volvo V70

Not for sure on yours, but take a look were the hood comes down on the corners and see if you have a couple of rubber stops that the hood rests on. If so you can try and adjust the one on the side that is giving you trouble so the hood won't have so much tenssion on it. From your description, it sounds as if you have two hood latches? I can't imagine that- but thats the only way for one side to stick and not the other. If so you may also need to adjust the slack out of the cable to that one side also.

SOURCE: Unable to open hood of Volvo

I have a '95 and the lever is beside the drivers left leg. You pull this lever and then go out and lift up the hood about an inch. A second lever shows out the front grill. You pull this second lever to release the safety catch so you can open it the rest of the way.

SOURCE: Pulling the hood latch handle does not release the

The only suggestion that I can think of is to have someone push up and down on the hood while you pull the cable. This might lower the tension on whatever is binding. If there is a way to spray some lubricant with a plastic tube into the latch area, I would give it a try. Sorry this isn't more helpful. Just be glad it's not a Jag. Takes 5 hours of labor to open the hood on some models after the hood release handle breaks. Good luck!