Got #3 questions

1. My gas meter is kind of messing up, when it got to around half a tank left it starts wiggling to empty and back to half etc.. Eventually it just stays behind the E and I don't know how much gas I have. I just filled it to full and now the meter works again. I'm guessing the problem is when it gets under half it starts going haywire.

2. My hood release broke today, I can still get the cable with pliers but I don't want to do that unless I need to. Anyone have any suggestions where online I should buy another part and should I replace the whole cable or just try to reinstall the handle on to the cables.

3. Happens rarely but I'm wondering why, when im driving around the city very rarely when I'm getting to a red light I let go of the gas and the car just shuts off, the steering get's very hard of course and I just stop the car put it in park let it cool down for about 5-10 seconds then just start it up and it works perfect again. It happens rarely but it's something that I would like to fix. Thank you.

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