va79ta

A friend of mine contacted me last night saying his hood release "was stuck." After a few minutes, over the phone, it seems the inside release doesn't work. He's bringing the car over this morning to see what we can figure out. I don't know this car. Is there anything special I need to look for? I'm hoping the cable popped off at the release. I don't really want to be crawling under the car to get behind the bumper. Thanks for any help you guys can provide.

va79ta

UPDATE: It turned out that there was no grease on the release spring. A little bit of lube, and the hood pops without a problem. I'm glad I didn't have to tear anything apart.

JustAnotherLS2

Dont see any logic behind lube fixing your problem, but at least you fixed it.

LS2-TOY

I need to try some grease on mine. I was at HRP in Houston and wanted to let my engine bay cool off between runs and my damn hood release wasnt working.

cbonsall

had this happen to my 06 when it was unhder warranty, took it to the dealer, they never would tell me how they got it open.

necrocannibal

iTrader: (5)

I had this issue and to get it open have someone push down on the hood while you pull the lever. I just had to adjust the hood stoppers down a few turns so it wasnt pushing against the release so hard.

Ls2Goat21

iTrader: (6)

I had this happen once too. I came back 5mins later and worked fine, hasn't done it since.

V-seriesTech

iTrader: (5)

....if you suspect your hood lever will fail soon, i strongly suggest you change the release cable. it comes complete, and is very easy to change if the hood is already open.