2005 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
42,000 MILES
Avatar
DEBBIEGARVEY
  • MEMBER
  • 2 POSTS
Cannot get hood open. release working, seems to be resistant on hinges. Car has not been hit or in accident. Cleaned out leaf debris in the corners by hinges, still won't open. Do not want to force and break hinges. Big mystery as to why this won't open. Only have an inch or so to look in there and can't quite see what the problem is.
Mar 28, 2013 at 2:34 PM
Advertisement
Avatar
KHLOW2008
  • CERTIFIED EXPERT
  • 41,814 POSTS
Did you push at the safety lever under hood after pulling the release cable?
There is a safety catch near the latch that has to be pushed.
Mar 28, 2013 at 3:36 PM