1999 jeep grand cherokee hood release is broken and unable to open

Asked by gysprt04 Nov 18, 2013 at 04:02 PM about the Jeep Grand Cherokee

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Tried vice clamp on cable but no luck! Need to open hood to charge battery

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migration_judge_roy answered 11 years ago

hold the sheath with one vicegrips and pull the cable with another vice- grips~...after this fails, use a long prybar...this one has proven useful even after that fails...if you cannot get something like this---disassemble the grille~

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