zach castle (66.203.20.161) - Thu Mar 5 09:04:42 2009

Hello,

I have recently enherited a 1998 Blazer. Upon receiving the car, I attempted to open the hood, only to discover that there seems to be a problem with the hood latch...it won't open. When I pull the latch under the steering wheel, nothing happens.

Can anyone tell me if this is a common problem? And what I need to do to fix it, or if there is an alternate method of opening the hood... I really need to check the oil before I can keep driving it, and also replace the battery soon, but i cannot open the hood.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

-Zach Castle

Reply #1 Todd (24.118.31.11) - Fri Apr 10 19:50:09 2009

Usually you can open the hood from the front with a long screwdriver. Take it to a bodyshop they will help you open it then just lubricate the latch.

Reply #2 Travis (68.51.85.134) - Sun Aug 9 04:09:55 2009

grab the cable coming from the hood latch with vice grips and twist it until it opens

Reply #3 Willis (97.123.106.141) - Fri Oct 30 15:59:01 2009

I have a 98 Blazer, and it does the same thing. However, I found that if you just push down on the hood slightly after you pull the lever it will come up on it's own. Then you just reach in for the hood latch to release it fully, as normal.

Reply #4 Justin (65.1.25.222) - Sat Nov 7 13:31:37 2009

I have a '98 S10 with a similar problem. The lever inside the truck is not connected to the cable. By pulling on the cable with pliers and then pushing on the hood sometimes releases it. A long screwdriver always does the trick once the cable is pulled.

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