2001 Ford Taurus Fuel system Problems

“I had just punched the gas pedal and then went to hit the brakes a few seconds later, but the car wasn't really slowing. Looked down and noticed the rpms were at 4000 so I moved the transmission to neutral and the car started slowing more. The car kept revving at 4k rpms though so I turned off the engine. I hadn't come to a complete stop yet so the last few feet were harder to stop, but luckily there wasn't any traffic in front of me and I wasn't in any danger of hitting anyone/anything. …”

“I own a 2001 Ford Taurus. The front and rear coil springs have been replaced two times over the years. There was a recall on the front springs but none on the rear. My recent incident occurred in october. I had five kids in the car when the front coil broke off and ripped the tire. The cost to fix was $1,700. Why hasn't there been a stronger demand for Ford to fix this problem. Searching the internet I know this is a widespread problem.”

“Car engine would not stop after applying brakes, car engine kept trying to go forward while I was pressing hard on the brakes at a stop light. Car engine would not stop, it would stop go, stop go, stop go, stop go while I was pressing hard on the car brakes had to change car lanes to avoid hitting the car in front of me almost ended up in the middle of the intersection. Had some close calls. This has happen before with this car, but not as bad. The engine light went on this time (never had a engine light before). …”

“I was driving my 2001 Ford Taurus onto a freeway and got up to 45 MPH and the car continued to accelerate after I lifted my foot off the gas. I attempted to press on the brake as hard as I could and the car was still accelerating. Pressing the brake would not make the car stop. I was not using cruise control. I pulled off to the side of the freeway and put the car in park, the car was still revving up, so I turned the car off. I waited a couple of minutes and started the car again and continued driving and the car exhibited the same conditions as before. …”

“On the date below about 8.00 am, I was involved in an accident with my 2001 Ford Taurus. Although it was very cold that morning the skies were clear and their was no precipitation at all. Roadways were clear for the most part. I was coming down a mountain road traveling to work when I encountered an icy patch of road that had formed probably due to frost conditions since it was very cold. When I applied the brakes my Ford Taurus seemed to accelerate pushing me faster down the hill. A slow moving truck was a head of me and I could not slow down in time. …”