How To Open The Hood When The Hood Release Cable Is Broken
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video, I will show you how I opened the hood on my 2003 Ford F150 when my hood release cable was broken. I used a large flat head screwdriver to break into my engine compartment.
Thank you for this. My car battery died and it's parked on the road, so I seen many other videos that said how to get hood unstuck but all thr videos said the car needed to be jacked up, I'm parked on the road and on a slight hill, so couldn't do that, then I searched up how to do it with a screwdriver, and your video was the most informative.
but if it's just a dead battery you can still open the hood with the latch.
Not if your truck won't unlock cuz battery is dead and key holes don't work like my truck!
most car doors can be unlocked with backup mechanical key if battery is dead@@drummerjstone
That video has been much appreciated by the local car thieves in my neighbourhood
Haha!
Don't worry, they already know....
Why would they want to open your hood? lol
Just stick it in and pop it
Not me! Release cable is fucked in my truck and I need to change my oil. Lol!
truck battery died, can’t find the key fob, and can’t key in my code. your video is a lifesaver!! thank you, thank you, thank youuu!! xo
Took me 30 minutes to manipulate the plastic shroud over the release mechanism. 30 seconds to disengage it. I actually used the factory jack handle & a pair of needle nose to do it, straight thought the grill. (No damage done.) After cleaning & greasing the mechanism, I used the blunt screw end of the jack handle to reinstall the pin on the shroud (also, through the grill). Thanks a million for this video; it worked, perfectly. Hope my trick helps if anyone doesn't have a lot of tools on hand.
Thanks for watching!!
*Here is a solution that worked on my 2001 Ford Explorer Scout,* when NONE of the recommended approaches would work. For some reason, my particular car seemed to be a bit different from all the other Ford Explorers. The Chevrolet Monte Carlo bottom up approach video worked on my explorer. The main problem was accessing the vehicle from the bottom up. There was no apparent access path. There is, however, ever one approach that works, which is located just right of your license plate. You have just enough room to stick your arm up it. You just have to push a tiny plunger that is connected to your cable wire. It was extremely easy to move, once you manage to put a flat screwdriver with an extra long shaft in the correct position.
AJ... thank you! As a woman, I'm learning about my truck and my battery recently died and the hood would not budge. I'm going to give this a try!
Awesome. I hope it helps. Thanks for watching!
My battery died too and I need to get under the hood 👍💯
Locked out of Ford Expedition 2007 dead battery and ignition key wouldnt open door. Tryed charging through the hitch wires, unlocking with clothes hanger, nothing. Thanks to this video popped the hood in 10 secs with screw driver, charged my battery and crisis averted. Thank you. Ford Expedition basically an F150 without a truck bed.
Thanks a bunch for doing a video on this. I know it takes time, and I appreciate it. Worked for me. I was scratching my head until my head remembered TH-cam.
I am glad my video helped you out. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
For %150 trucks with the "honeycomb" grill, you can approach the latching mechanism from the left, rather than the right as shown in the video. The pop tab AJ refers to in the video can be depressed using a thin piece of stiff wire rod. Thank you AJ!
Just replaced the latch and now I'm in this predicament you said approach it from the left side I can't see anything in there
John Paine
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Thanks for watching!
Very Nice! Battery dead and keys locked up inside my 05 expedition. needed to put jumper on battery so i could use locksmith tools to hit my the electronic door unlock button. I couldn't ever get a screwdriver to work but I slid the bottom of my grill out and was able to reach in and pop it by hand since i knew just what i was looking for. Much appreciated sir!! :)
Thank you for watching!
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I was able to get my hood open thanks to you. I have a 96 Ford F-250 and my latch is completely enclosed in a metal casing. If you look at the cable in your video (at 1:19) you’ll see that there’s a rubber grommet where the cable attaches to the latch. I pushed on the grommet until it popped out of its retaining slot, then I was able to grab the cable with needle-nose pliers and pop the lock. Hope this helps folks in a similar situation.
Not ur video
Since arriving from Arizona to the much wetter area of Washington, I've had nothing but trouble with my 84' Caddy. Going to try and resolve other issues, couldn't open the hood but with this video, I think I can do it myself. Thanks!
You are welcome. I am glad my video helped you out. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
Much appreciated dealing with it on an old Buick. I must say never have this problem in Way older Japanese cars
Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for making this video. I've had a dead battery that I can't jump for months now because I didn't think I would be able to find out how to do this on the internet. I can't believe it. Thanks for showing me how to do this. Here goes nothing. I'm about to head outside and try this. I''ll let you know how it goes.
Well I hope everything worked out for you, and you were able to jump your dead battery. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
How did it go ?🤣🤣
Here right now because im in that situation fml
I've said "boom" several times... it still won't open
AJ .. I just became aware of the hood release cable being broken on my F150 when I went to check the oil and clean up the battery terminals. I tried fishing around with a piece of flat steel in the same approximate location as you, but just couldn't find the sweet spot. Thank you Sir!
Now if I can find a video on how to fix the cable end without having to fish a new one I'll be in good shape! Thanks again!
Thanks for watching!!
Bro, you just saved me a very expensive call to the lock smith. Thank you. 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thanks for posting a quick and simple solution. I really appreciate it!
You are welcome. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
Great info! You saved my family vacation!!
Hey I am glad my video helped you out. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. So where did you go for vacation? Have a good day.
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Thanks for this. My truck's battery is dead. The door cylinder has never worked so the remote doesn't work right now. The passenger side doesn't have a door lock cylinder. Life saver!
Thank you. Ive been locked out of my expedition for 3 weeks battery in fob died and truck battery dead. This video saved me $50
Why on earth are there 235 dislikes haha. What can possibly be unlikable on a video about how to help people who cant get their hood open. What a weird thing to dislike hahaha
Don't you understand that humans are miserable and miserable for one reason or the other.lol
I'm in this exact situation right now haha I hope this works for me
Because people steal batteries, and they shouldn’t show how to open hoods 🤦🏻♂️
@@JAS-kd7xx well I needed this to open my hood plus I keep mine in my backyard so I could care less
i know a guy who owns a ford everest here in Manila and got his batteries stolen with this same technique.
its good stuff to know but it depends who watches it and what they think of doing with it. felt bad for the owner.
Thanks so much. I been hunting down for a hood release cable and they sold out in stores I had to order one. So now I'm gonna go try this.
My car won't start up neither i have to use a screw driver for that. Until I get a new ignition switch and cylinder replaced. So I need to get in the hood to start the car
just ran out to try mine, 1:00 a.m.. got it! 1998 f-150. the spring that pulls the latch back was broken. get that tomorrow, thanks my friend!
Glad it helped! Thank you so much for watching!
Thanks for video. Information worth having for those emergency type situations. God Bless ya
You are welcome and god bless you as well. Thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
Thank you so much for how to pop the hood latch open for me to reconnect the cable back into it’s place. I did this for my roommate that’s a female. The mechanic would’ve charged her an arm or a leg for a simple repair. Thanks again
got in! Had to see the second approach at about 2 minutes in.
Glad to help. Thanks for watching!
Thank you very much - Got my 2002 Ford F150 hood opened with my screw driver - When opened I lubed all parts real good -
Thank you 😭 mine was a simple little car. No front like your truck but I was able to get in
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!!
Thank you so very much sir! Now I can do my tune up thanks to you. Keep up the good work bro. Kudos
Thank you for watching!!
@@figibloom
Hi I need your help to open my Toyota Avalon
My husband passed away three years ago. I hope someone else sees your question and can help. Thanks for watching his video.
Thank you for this post! Really helped me when my battery died and doors were locked. I was able to pop the hood and charge the battery
Thank you so much for your video I'm the new owner of an RV we don't have the same vehicle but what you did help me figure out what I needed to do on mine thank you so much
Thanks for your video.
Went out to roll up my windows last night and apparently left the keys in the ignition in the "ON" position of my 2002 Ford Explorer. Woke up this morning to find my doors locked and my electronic keyless entry wouldn't work. I never bothered to get an extra key made since I didn't see a need for it with electronic keyless entry. But since the battery apparently drained down, and I'm not able to get into the locked truck to pull the hood latch to open the hood and charge up the battery, I was thinking I had to call AAA for help.
Nope. Your video got got the hood opened so I could jump the battery with the wife's car, and WaLa! The electronic keyless entry worked again. Today at lunch---I'm getting an extra key made. :)
Oh man that is pretty crazy set of events. LOL. I am glad my video helped you out and you were able to get back in your vehicle. I am the same as you though I only have my 1 key for my old 99 Explorer. I probably need to get an extra key made today as well. Anyway, hey thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
Worked like a charm! Even I had no trouble following the directions.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks man you saved my ass.....I charged up the truck and was able to open it....thanks again CAP!
So glad it helped!! Thanks for watching!!!
Greate help, I'v tried it on my Expedition 2007 . thanks.
Thanks for watching!
My 2001 Ford Mustang release cable broke and this is so much help thanks
Thanks for watching!
I got it open thanks to this video! Now it won't latch so i have to find another one! 😂
my truck was a little different but after I found the latch the rest worked out! Thanks!
Thank you I couldn't open my hood and this saved me a lot of time
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for making me sweat an extra 15 seconds to watch an ad for microwave shrimp
You are a genius! It worked like a charm on our 1998 F150. Thank you!!
+Mary Ridgely
I am glad my video helped you out. Thanks for the nice comment and have a good day.
Thanks you saved me so much money my battery died and my car locks are broken so I had no way to get to my hood. I was going to have my car opened by a locksmith :(
Glad we could help. Thanks for watching!
Thank you, sir! Exactly what I need for my 2004 Ranger!
Thanks for watching!
I got almost the same truck as you, thanks for the video, helped me out.
Thanks for watching!
How have to learn the Hood latch mechanism before to operate this procedure...anyhow this is great help, only few videos I have seen opening from the car grills, the key is to find the cable line and try to find the end of it then fit the screwdriver end in between the latch mechanism and pull sideward the handle opposite from the cable line direction, thanks a lot!.
I hope this works. Thank you so much for the zoom in
Thanks for watching!!
Just did this earlier on 17 Charger.. thank you 🤙🏽
Thanks for watching!!
EXACTLY what I needed--thank you 🍻
MAN.........WHAT A LIFESAVER! THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MMMMMUCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Thank you for watching!!!
You are a lifesaver!!! Have the same make and model and was stressing out it was going to have to go to mechanic, your video was the last ditch effort before it went in on Friday... and voila... it worked!!!"
Thank you!!!!!!
Glad the video helped! Thanks for watching!!
Good details and well explained! Repeated good also thru steps!! ⚡👍⚡👍⚡
Thanks so much for watching!!
Wow thank you for showing this..mine just broke on my ranger ...thanks..made it so simple
Thanks for watching!
Sure hope it works like that on my ‘08 Kia! Will try it. Thanks
Thanks for watching!!
If just the latch release handle is broken, then you should be able to get the cable with a small pair of pliers and pull carefully. It doesn't take a lot to do it. I've had the handle break on a Ford Taurus and used pliers to get in
Great video, very helpful because I have the same problem but on a Honda CRV. Hope it works for me !
Thanks for watching!
I thank you for showing us how to open up that hood. My hood on my 1999 Ford Explorer won't open using the latch inside, and I have to find out if the cable is broke or the latch under the hood is not working and need to be lubed. I am checking the hood latch under the hood first and if that isn't the problem I will check for a broken cable.
You are welcome, and I hope you figure out what is wrong with your hood latch. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
Thank you! Saved me a ton of time tryna figure it out.
this is one of those things that i was sure could only happen to me. not sure what the issue actually is, but my cable on the interior is dangling, with a ton of slack. can't imagine that the cable is broken (hood has not been opened too many times), but i suppose it's possible. thanks for the tip!!!
Thanks for watching!!
When I went outside today, my car was still locked, but the hood had been popped.
This video should be called "the hood way to pop your hood"
Lol that is pretty funny. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
I'm having trouble locating the secondary catch.
You have a better way
Free batterys for everyone
T H A N K. Y O U!!
Latch release cable froze up on my 2000 F150
Very helpful video, was able to get into my ford ranger hood when the cable was frozen so I could jump start it to get it out of the way of snowplow.
Thank you!
You are welcome. I am glad my video helped you out. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
wow what a successful chain of events!
Thanks for the video got one broke on one of my trucks and I am sure since they are both Ford's they will match..
Good video worked on my wife's toyota. Thanks
Thanks for watching!!
Hey A J - I will try it, but I don't think I have enough space to get a screw driver into the space under the hood - 1998 Ford Expedition
Thanks! It is difficult to hold a camera while doing this, but you really helped by opening the hood multiple times. We need to open a '98 Explorer hood. God bless you and yours.
Thanks for the nice comments and God bless you and yours as well. I hope you are able to get your hood open. Thanks for watching. Have a good day.
TELL ME HOW YOU DID IT
I ALSO HAVE FORD EXPLORER AND I NEED HELP
I'll try this on the focus when it gets here. Thanks
Good video. Unfortunately the setup in the Ford explorer that I'm dealing with is different. I cannot even see the cable through that grill and some type of metal bracket that is not in yours
Opened quickly on my Harley Davidson edition dead battery and no door key only ignition once hood was opened jumped battery door code I was in like Flynn thanks again
Glad we could help. Thanks for watching!
Funny...my '97 Explorer has a protective plate to prevent just this sort of thing. I'm gonna need a grinder wheel.
Rip
you might be able to pull that piece forward and pop it out
@@billaa49 actually it worked! And any battery thief worth their salt can get in there. 😄
@@DragonPilot i suppose we could fasten down our batteries or something with a bracket, i think mine is zip tied in right now though so I could make a more permanent fixture and bolt that down in the future to prevent theft but that's pretty high risk and low gain kind of crime so I don't know how much I would have to worry about that
I grab a hold of the cable right there in the grill and pop the hood then from there it opens good. Now I'm thinking of just getting rid of the cable all together and simply fix a welding rod into the latch permanently and I may once the cable breaks.
Thank you so much !! I will try this tomorrow :)
Thank you for watching!
Will this procedure work on a 1994 Ford Lariat p/u?
Awesome video. Thanks a lot.
Thanks for watching!!
Thank you so much very Helpful... I appreciate it..
Thanks for watching!
I’m having this problem with my Kia Rio. I hope this one slick trick works for me or it’s off to the dealership. 😭
Hi I just had this same issue happen - but on a ford explorer. I’m hoping my latch is in the same spot as yours. Thanks
Hope it helps. Thanks for watching!
@@figibloom it did!
Right on! Thank you! Same exact truck I have ha ha. More reason I thank you because I needed info on THIS truck!
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!
Thank you very much, it is good to know. I even didn't know such thing can happen. Please could yo tell if I want to have a spare Hood Release Cable and can't find for 2001 Saturn SL2, is it possible to modify another one to fit the car? Probably if it is same length of the cable you can. Thank you again.
Update: on 2001 Saturn SL2 it doesn't work. More of that, when I put the lock in closed position with the hood open (I wanted to see how all that works) I could not open it back. I tried to pool w/cable how we normally open the hood (I should remark here that there is no problem w/cable or lock and I just wanted to see if I can open the hood if the cable is malfunctioning) and discovered here that the cable was not under any tension. When I closed the hood everything started to work again. So somehow the loop from the hood is needed to bring the lock in operation. So my question is:
@1:45 if you close that lock with your hands (pry bar or smth), can you open that lock w/open hood or not? I mean the hood is open and you close the latch (lock) and then open again.
Would that work on my 2000 Lincoln town car? Have to replace hood be because it got smashed by an asshat in parking lot that smashed and dashed me while in a store
ain't quite the same on my 91 toyota pickup but I catch your drift thx a ton
"You just stick it in, and POP IT!"
Thanks for watching!!
@@figibloom No problem. It worked for me so thank you!
i see what you did there
Thank you for sharing 😊
Good stuff bro
Thanks for watching!!
Awesome thanks. Will this work if cable isn't broke but car just won't unlock even though it popped? I have a 02 subaru outback
Thanks so much ,appreciated
will this work on a 1998 too I think the ball on the end came off of the release under the hood
For all the people saying he's helped your local car thieves. Pretty sure they already knew how to get into your rig, and if they didn't they probably don't care to do anything more than use pure brute force like a prybar or smashing a window.
Lol. Thanks for watching.
I have a 1998 f150 and there’s a piece of plastic over the latch what do I do
Hey AJ, I have a Ford Windstar from the same year but it looks like the cable and all are hidden elsewhere. I'm able to pop my front grill off but I'm not seeing any moving parts to engage.
My release cable is not broken i just needed this video to steal someones headlights,someone i know but pissed me off😅
@@sohret8241 lol. Please don't do that.
Thanks so much!
My 1992 ranger latch isn't the same and I can't seem to find any way or information on opening it.
Haveing trouble with my 94 ranger,,cable wont budge,n hood seems stuck.
"Stick it in, pop it"...... I think I learned how to open hoods in my jr. high sex ed class
I have a 99 Dodge Dynasty, will this technique work for me? Or is does this work only for the kind of truck you have?
Doing this on a 2002 explorer is not so easy. They put a plastic cover in front you need to destroy almost to get at lower latch lever. Thank you for showing how too!!! Now going to destroy cover open hood charge battery, etc...
If you just need to charge your battery, you might try going underneath and hooking up a charger to the starter b+ and the neg to the engine block. I dont know if that would work to charge your battery, but I cant see why it wouldn't. Well good luck to you on whatever you are trying to get done. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Have a good day.
Thank you I have a truck 2003 f150 xl and the cable broke and the hood won’t latch, so it stays down when I try to drive, trying to figure out how to get the hood to stay down, so with this method if I get locked out I can hopefully be able to open it, how long app is that screwdriver so I can make sure I have one?
I hads a 06 Sentra withh cable hanging like that .I just pulled on cable and thumped on hood . But now have cable hidden underneath the plastic I can't get to it without removing the cover
You saved my day!
Thank u so much u save my day ....
Thank you for watching.