# 2013 Ford Focus - is it normal to rev like this when I hit the gas?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-focus-is-it-normal-to-rev-like-this-when-i-hit-the-gas/123605>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** focus, ford\
**Created:** [August 24, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-focus-is-it-normal-to-rev-like-this-when-i-hit-the-gas/123605 "2018-08-24T18:26:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![TariqShabazz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@TariqShabazz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TariqShabazz)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-focus-is-it-normal-to-rev-like-this-when-i-hit-the-gas/123605/1 "2018-08-24T18:26:09Z")

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When I put my foot on the gas pedal, my cars engine revs like it really wants to go as the speed increases slowly before the rpms tame themselves. Is this normal?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-focus-is-it-normal-to-rev-like-this-when-i-hit-the-gas/123605/2 "2018-08-24T18:31:34Z")

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No, sounds like a transmission problem

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-focus-is-it-normal-to-rev-like-this-when-i-hit-the-gas/123605/3 "2018-08-24T19:11:55Z")

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Or a bad clutch… that is, if you have a clutch, you didn’t tell us.

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**Author:** ![Buzzmeok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@Buzzmeok](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Buzzmeok)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-ford-focus-is-it-normal-to-rev-like-this-when-i-hit-the-gas/123605/4 "2018-08-25T01:07:01Z")

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Yup transmission problem. Had 2014 do the same thing  
Check this out

[https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1&ei=ZayAW-a3KLWr0PEPjqWV4Ac&q=ford+focus+2013+recall+transmission&oq=ford+focus+2013+recall+&gs\_l=psy-ab.1.0.0l3j0i22i30k1l7.2775.2775.0.3597.1.1.0.0.0.0.88.88.1.1.0](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1&ei=ZayAW-a3KLWr0PEPjqWV4Ac&q=ford+focus+2013+recall+transmission&oq=ford+focus+2013+recall+&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0l3j0i22i30k1l7.2775.2775.0.3597.1.1.0.0.0.0.88.88.1.1.0)…0…1.1.64.psy-ab…0.1.87…0.\_XR8-PI7O60