I have a 1998 civic ex, and when i pull the hood latch on the inside of the car, the hood doesnt pop up, ill go out and try and pull on it, and it still wont pull up, but if i have someone sit int he car and pull on the latch, and then have me and another person go and pull real hard, we can get the hood to open. I was wondering if anyone has ever had problems like this before with their hoods...i alos now have prblem with the ood latch ont he interior of the car...the plastic peice broke so i need to use vice grips whenever iw ant to open my hood...im really looking for some help on this one, it would be greatly apreciated. especially because i have a nice long trip in like 2 days and i need to make sure their is oil in the car.