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Problem with hood release


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Hello Experts,

Sorry to bother but I have a problem with my C2 1999. I have been hearing some electric tick tock under the passenger seat, when the car is running until a few minutes after the car is turned off, now the power on the car is gone and the hood release is blocked, so I cannot access the hood into the battery. Is there any way I can unlock the hood release lever, so I can get the hood open?

thank you,

Hector :)

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Emergency hood release is inside the R front wheel well. You'll need to remove the plastic lining to access the cable. As for the noise all I can guess would be that something was pushing the seat adjustment button. Any foreign objects sitting in that area?

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If you can get the engine compartment open you can attach a battery or jump battery to you positive jump start terminal (see owners manual for location) and it will give you enough power to pop your hood. :D

There are a plethora of threads here if you do a search on "emergency latch release cable". The engine compartment release cable is MUCH easier to access than the one under the wheel well for the hood (provided it is located where it is supposed to be :huh: >)

Good luck

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If you can get the engine compartment open you can attach a battery or jump battery to you positive jump start terminal (see owners manual for location) and it will give you enough power to pop your hood. :D

There are a plethora of threads here if you do a search on "emergency latch release cable". The engine compartment release cable is MUCH easier to access than the one under the wheel well for the hood (provided it is located where it is supposed to be :huh: >)

Good luck

thank you, I will try it.

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If you can get the engine compartment open you can attach a battery or jump battery to you positive jump start terminal (see owners manual for location) and it will give you enough power to pop your hood. :D

There are a plethora of threads here if you do a search on "emergency latch release cable". The engine compartment release cable is MUCH easier to access than the one under the wheel well for the hood (provided it is located where it is supposed to be :huh: >)

Good luck

That was much better advice. Great thinking. :notworthy:

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