Chrysler Repair: Hood release broken: Dodge Intrepid, brake master cylinder, safety hook

Question
The inside hood release is broke and I cannot get the hood on my 1994 dodge intrepid to open. Is their way to open the hood without the release from inside.

Answer
Hi Bruce,
This problem is anticipated to occur. What you have to do is get under the front of the car, maybe jack up the front end to give you some working space and put it on jack stands for safety, and with the help of a light look up to see the underside of the hood in the area just behind the radiator. Then you should see the latch mechanism. It has hook-shaped safety catch and to the right of that is a vertical lever with a slot cut in its under side where the release cable that comes from the side, and its end "nut" are inserted into the slot of the release lever.  Find that release lever, then take a long screwdriver or prybar and press on it sideways in the direction of the left side of the car which should cause the latch to release and then allow you to open the hood. You may also see a wire handle in the immediate area which you can move backward to release the safety hook.
You can buy a new complete cable from the dealer and replace the old one. You have to remove the door sill and the release lever assembly in the cabin and thread the cable out backwards through a hole that passes thru the firewall under the brake master cylinder. Attach a string to the front end of the cable before pulling it through the firewall, then untie the string and use it to pull the new cable forward thru the wall.
This is how it is done.
Roland