The hood latch on my Civic is broken when I pull the lever nothing happens it seems to be stuck. How can I get into my hood?

 

did you check to see if the cable disconnected from the latch, that happened to me in my old SR5 corolla. was an easy fix just had to put the cable back in its spot

 

It might be the cable but how can I get to it if I can't open the hood? I can't really get to it through the grill either without destroying it.

 

if the cable came off the latch it should be on the inside of your car, under the dashcheck behind the latch that you pull to open the hood and see if it is there, if not then i am stumped, hopefully that is all it is

 

I know the cable is atleast connected all the way to the latch under the front of the car hood because when someone pulls hood lever (whatever it is called) I can see the tubing around the cable going into the latch mechanism from my grill but I cannot get to it.

Anyone have any other ideas?

 

ahh i did a quick google search and all i found was this hood release hopefully this works for you, it might be more than you thought would have to be done but i would look into it a little more. good luck

... for now i must sleep, it is 1:30 almost.

 

Take the front bumper off. It's stupid and takes a little time, but it gets it done. Had the same problem with my car. when the tube casing came off its anchor.

 

To get my bumber off I need to get under the hood. There are a whole bunch of plastic type screws that hold it on under the hood. But I'll see if I can just lift up the bumper far enough to get to the latch tommorow morning. Thanks for all the help.

 

mine has a hard time releaseing on my 2k ex. i sometimes have to have someone pull the lever as i pull up on the hood.

 

Sounds to me like someone tried to brake into your car. Check inside the driver side fender lining. The hood pop cable runs through there and usally theives reach up in there pull the cable lose and strip some of the wire insulation back then use pliers to pull the hood pop. Check that first and see if it is stripped away in a little spot, if it is it will not open right all the time.