Q: When I hit the gas sometimes it will take off fast then sometimes it feels like it has no power at all struggling to go
When I hit the gas it struggles to go but when on road with speed it will work fine. Also there's a tapping sound coming from gas tank
My car has 180000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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