When mine went over a year ago it was not the cable but a very small gromet that holds the
cable in the slot near the release latch , I suppose it got brittle after 31 years.
Since my bonnet opened but the latch did not fully release bonnet, I had to remove the front bumper got
my hand between the partly opened bonnet and the slam panel and pushed down the grill clips to remove it,
the bumper had to be removed because the grill could not be lifted off with the bumper in place.