I have a 2001 740il with 111, 400 miles. In the past when I have pulle the hood release cable to open the hood only the drivers side of the hood was free and the passenger's side was not. After a few trys the hood would always evenutually open. Today that was not the case. After trying to open the hood several times after pulling the hood release handle only the drivers side is free and the passengers side is not. Each time I try to open the hood after a failed attempt I always push down the hood on the drivers side to close it.

What is going on here. I read of a fix on the 7 Series E38 forum where the hood release cable broke (I don't believe my cable is broke because it partially opens the hood) and I don't feel like breaking the kidney grill (at $70 per grill) to get access to the Bowden cable.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Why is this system only partially working?

Al Gray