No not without body surgery
I have the same problem...guess the only way is to take it to a mechanic (dealer) and pay them.
You may need to break into the hood to get it to work. Taking the vehicle in to a mechanic can be helpful in getting the release to work again.
If you look behind the hood release latch there will be two wires take a pair of needle nose pliers and pull on the wires it should release then. If that doesn't work then I don't know how.
The hood release handle is connected to a cable. The cable runs to the front of the hood and connects to a catch. When the cable is pulled the catch releases the hood.
my 1998 mountaineer hood release will not work. Is there another way to open it?
"pop" the hood with the in car lever. get a pair of pliars and grab the wire that the plastic hood release was connected to.....this should work!
When the hood is stuck you need to push down on the hood just above the "H", sometimes quite hard. Then the hood release will work and open the hood.
Take a hacksaw and cut the hood handle in half. Rotate the two halves until the hood opens.
Either get someone to pull and hold the hood release lever open or find some other means, like using the seatbelt, and then try pulling up on the hood. This should pop the hood, and then of course to fully open the hood you would need to find the release latch that is under the hood but above the grill, to the left of center. The hood release mechanism may be stuck or need some lube and a little working.
Use a screwdriver to release the hood latch through the front grille. Take a look at the hood latch on another car to get an idea of how they work.
need to get under truck and look for tension cable, use needlenose pliers and yank the cable to where the hood pops. If cable is not attached to the hinge of the hood you have to unhinge the hood manually by pressing the hinge's lower tab. the latter mentioned is complex wear long sleeve shirt since you are working very close to the condenser and radiator which are very sharp.