hrmm.... i'm just gonna go on a long shot here, but what if you detached the cable from the latch inside the car and just pulled it yourself so you could stretch it as much as you need to... thats assuming its not broken anyways... If its broken maybe there's a way to reach it from under the car if you put it up on ramps? (FYI, these are just random ideas, none of them have been tested... but i figured i'd try to help :-/)