# 03 Taurus acceleration problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/03-taurus-acceleration-problem/22564>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** acceleration, taurus\
**Created:** [November 25, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/03-taurus-acceleration-problem/22564 "2008-11-25T23:38:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![placidguy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@placidguy1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/placidguy1)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/03-taurus-acceleration-problem/22564/1 "2008-11-25T23:38:01Z")

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My 2003 Taurus has 112k miles and has run like a champ since I got it new. However, recently I was on the highway, doing 70, when I accelerated to pass a truck. About 3 seconds into the pass, it started to vacillate between trying to go and trying to stop! I had to abandon the pass!  
  
  
  
 The rest of my drive home, anytime I “punched” the accelerator, the same thing… to the point I swear I could hear a clicking sound under the dash each time it started to decelerate. Even in town from a stop, if I punch it too hard, it starts to fail. What’s the deal? Fuel pump, computer failure? Thoughts?