I just tried to help jump start a guy on the road and this happened! My hood release came off in my hand. I've found lots of videos on how to fix this -if the plastic broke- but that's not the case here, it looks like the cable has been pulled in can anyone share their wisdom/resources on how to fix this?

 

Use a pair of pliers and grab the cable end out to attach one of these repair kits.

 

You may just need to cut some of the plastic off the cable and then attach the repair kit. See this video.

 

Another video:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d1AclvdRolg

 

The infamous pair of plyers in the honda drivers door cubby . Remove the fender and replace the part ( or use the plyers ) . Capt. hindsight sez reach under the plastic handle with 2 fingers and pull straight out instead of an upwards yank .

 

This fix requires the plastic to have broken, and using pliers to chip away the remaining/broken plastic left on the cable to expose the end. Like I said, the plastic did not break, the end of the cable has no plastic on it and is flush with the metal surrounding.

 

This type of fix requires the plastic to have broken, and using pliers to chip away the remaining/broken plastic left on the cable to expose the end. Like I said, the plastic did not break, the entire part came off; the end of the cable has no plastic on it and is flush with the metal surrounding.
Imagine this: the fix where you use pliers to cut away some of the plastic from around the cable (and leave a little bit to anchor the new part)? Cut ALL of it away. And the cable gets sucked into the circular base. That's what it's like.