2002 Ford Taurus Fuel system Problems

“A fuel tank mounting strap failed on my 2002 Ford Taurus during normal driving in walton hills, oh. The strap was painted regular steel and badly corroded. This defect appears to be identical to the august 2011 recall of f150 and f250 trucks for potential fuel tank strap failure. The strap will have to be replaced asap and I will see if the old strap can be saved.”

“The smell of gas was light at first but kept getting stronger. I finally took the car to a certified repair station. The serviceman said that the gas line was mounted so close to the exaust system that the gas line melted and started leaking. He said that if I had waited any longer, the gasoline leak may have caught on fire.”

“I cannot get gas into my car.I have used every pump in town.when I try to pump gas in the tank the pumps keep shutting off.I cannot get more than a few dollars in at a time.sometimes it spits gas back out of the tank while trying to feul the car.the car also seems to get poor gas mileage.”

“Sept 18, 2001 we purchased a new 2002 Ford Taurus. In one day radiator hose popped off. Thirty days after the firs repair the hose popped off again. The dealer wanted to replace the engine to correct the problem. On 10-29-01 the car started to make a hiss noise and smoke would come from the front end when it was parked or turned off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer dirks motors. They asked if the could replace the engine again and we said no. …”

“Driving along the interstate at 74 MPH and the car started hesitating and surging and then we lost complete power; no gas pedal and no steering. The terrain was rolling hills. We had just under a half a tank of gas. There were no indications there was anything wrong with our vehicle it just went into these symptoms. It happened four more times as we were driving before we could get it to our dealer. Each time we were able to make it to the side of the road, wait about 30 minutes and try to start the vehicle again and travel about 15 miles. …”