2000 Ford Taurus fuel system, gasoline problems

“CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE AT TIMES. GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED BUT ENGINE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE GETTING FUEL. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS -- HITTING ACCELERATOR -- ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY "CATCH" AND LURCH FORWARD. SEEMS TO BE A THROTTLE PROBLEM, BUT FORD DEALER WILL NOT ADDRESS. EVEN THOUGH CAR FALLS IN RECALL RANGE FOR 2000-2003 TAURUSES WITH "STICKY" THROTTLES (RECALL WAS ISSUED IN 2013), DEALER SAYS IT IS "NOT ON RECALL LIST." OVER 450,000 VEHICLES ARE -- BUT APPARENTLY MINE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. SEEMS LIKE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO ME. YOU'RE DRIVING IN A 55 MPH ZONE AN SUDDENLY YOUR CAR SLOWS TO 20 MPH NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. THEN AFTER 20 SECONDS IT SUDDENLY TAKES OFF? NOT GOOD. *TR”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.”

“CAR SPEED TOOK OFF BY ITSELF BURNED UP BRAKES TRYING TO GET HOME. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND MOTOR RACED, HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION. FOUND CRUISE CABLE OFF AT THROTTLE PUT CABLE BACK ON AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. NOW CAR WILL NOT IDLE RIGHT. *TR”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUELLINE WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 175,000.”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY LOSE POWER. THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THE FAILURE AND WAS DESTROYED. A FIRE AND POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. EACH TIME HE CALLED THE DEALER, THE VOICEMAIL WOULD ANSWER AND THEN THE CALL WOULD DISCONNECT. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 189,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A POLICE REPORT FROM THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 10/24/07 *TR”

“FRONT, AND REAR COIL SPRINGS, POSSIBLY- FUEL PUMP, ALL FAILED IN FORD TAURUS 2000 SEL 66K MILES. THIS COULD CAUSE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL, LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY. THESE PROBLEMS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. THE COIL SPRINGS ARE WELL KNOW BUT FORD WILL NOT REPLACE REAR COIL SPRINGS... FUEL PUMPS SEEM TO GO OUT IN THIS CAR AROUND 60K MILES...*JB”