HOW DO YOU CHANGE THE HOOD RELASE CABLE - 2003 Saturn ION

yes actually, you might need to lay on your back with a pair of pliers though, when you pull on the hood-release handle under the dashboard, you will see a wire cable behind the plastic handle, grip that wire with the pliers and pull till you hear the hood pop, then adjust the cable from under the hood to remain shorter.(it's stretched a bit over time is all)

Either the latch is defective or the relase cable is not fuklly releasing the latch to relock.

Happens all the time. The easiest way is to have someone pry it up for you while you pull the handle. Be gentle don't scratch the paint. Flat head screwdriver wrapped in a rag works best.

try this,have another person push down on the hood in the front of your truck,while they apply downward pressure,pull hood release out,keep the hood release pressure pulled out,tell the other person to let up on hood,then release the pressure you have on the hood release handle and hood should pop up.if this does'nt work,you have a broken hood release cable.that means you'll have to get on the ground under front of truck and reach up to the hood release cable with pliers and pull the cable release manually.good luck hope this helps and thank you for choosing fixya.com

the cable is probably pinched or ceased in its cover, you will probably have to replace the cable, as to getting the hood open, you can try reaching up from under the car and pulling on the cable right at the latch, but you should probably get a mechanic to do it because if they break anything that isnt broke, its on them to replace it.

it has tension?? with assistant to pull cable you push down on bonnet and with any luck it will pop up,then oil the mechanism with some engine oil and not that silly wonder spray stuff thats all fish oil

have someone pull the release while you push down/lift up on the hood. If you get it open , put a bit of grease on the latch mechanism , and check the allignment of the pin that is mounted on the hood.

need to reach up between bumper and radiator with needle nose plyiers and grab stub cable and twist it around the plyiers until the relase clicks.

first remove gas cap and relase pressure there now thats evap pressure,next fine the fuel line under the hood and press down on the shrader valve on the line to release the fuel pressure,warning when you do this fuel will come out so put a rag over it so you dont get sprayed,now youre good to go,,

if you pull the relase and the first lo releases press down on the hood not to close but to free swing arm for secon lock if the locks do not release then you will have to shorten your pull cable