Chevys are bad for sticking hood cables i spray wd-40 on the latch and release handle and if you can try to spray some in the casing as well.
Also could be that your hood stops are adjusted too high. Can reduce the hight by turning them counter clockwise.
Open hood and lube the hood lock and cable going to it.
SOURCE: No hood release cable Chevy S10 truck
I have this same problem. You have to take a screw-driver (philips) and look between the hood and the grill and you will see the hood latch assembly. There will be a large gauge wire with a loop about the size of a large philips head screw-driver. This is the release. Take the screw-driver and push the wire towards the drivers side door and it will release.
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SOURCE: The hood will not release to open. I released the
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....
SOURCE: Broken hood release cable. How can I open the hood manually?
is there a manual way to open the hood of a 2006 sportage-the cable is not broken. but i need oil and cannot open hood!! thanks
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