Miss Liz

The hood release cable on my 2008 F150 is not working; it moves as it should however does not release the hood, makes no sound, and does nothing to indicate that it's not just decorative.

I noticed some older threads on this topic but they were more related to the latch. Does anyone have ideas?

I could go down to the dealership and twirl my hair but I'd rather just get the damn thing open here.

Help appreciated!

Liz

(sorry this is duplicate from General Discussion, I'll try to delete that one)

JimFX4

Did you have someone jiggle on the edge of the hood as you pull the lever. It is important to keep the latching mechanism lubricated with a white grease or Fluid Film. DO NOT USE A SILICONE BASED LUBRICANT. If it gets into your intake in anyway it will damage your O2 sensors. The only other cause would be a broken cabvle but this is unlikely with the truck being so new. If you had any collision work done- that could be a reason also.

Miss Liz

Thanks, that did it. My garage is full of tools but I don't keep a tool of the human variety on hand so I had to wait for the mail driver.

I'll have to go get some lube that doesn't taste like strawberries and take care of that.

Appreciate the help, this was about to make my day really annoying.

Liz

B1gfun

I'll have to go get some lube that doesn't taste like strawberries and take care of that.

Nice!

diamonbird

You may need to adjust the latch up some, they get knocked down over time and use......take a 10mm socket and ratchet, loosen the bolts and pull up on the latch and retighten the bolts , now try your hood pull and see if that's good enough or if you need to do so more adjusting. It's pretty simple to do.

JimFX4

You are welcom!! Just don't get your lubes mixed up!!

redrider911

My cable was starting to seize right where the the pull handle is. When I pull on the handle, it didn't retract back in (like it should) and the hood wouldn't release. Make sure your handle is pushed back in.

BBS_Jeff

Damn, I had the easiest solution too,

SAWZALL. :-)

Miss Liz

Good one. They won't sell me dynamite anymore, so that was out.

BBS_Jeff

And Duct tape to hold it shut after you cut it. Lol