Ah, wait, you did actually mean "hood" above.
Nah, they need to solve the door problem, regardless (so the hood latch can be in the car). It's not just a question of opening the hood; you also have to open the door anyway, unless you want to replace the battery when a simple jump would do. (And electrical failures more serious than a dead battery happen as well on occasion...)
I guess they'll just have to put a lock on the hood that unlocks with your key.