[jdl]

I have an older GM vehicle, different make and model. The handle for the hood release mechanism broke long ago. Like the other person said, I used a pair of vice-grips for a long time, then the cable broke.

I removed the grill, so I could see where the cable hooked to the hood-release mechanism. On some models that mechanism is easy to get at, some it isn't.

I tied a piece of heavy duty string to the mechanism and let it hang down. Yeah, I have to lay down under the front of the vehicle and pull the string, to open the hood, no big deal.

I saw a universal cable release kit, at the auto store, but I thought it was a little pricey. The string was free.