Is there an issue with my car?
I drive a 2012 Ford Focus, I'm by no means a car person so I have very little knowledge on the inner workings of cars, basically what is happening is this, it drives fine, but when I got to accelerate out of a stop, or accelerate past around 30 mph, my RPM goes up to like 3000 sometimes even 4000 and makes a reving sound. And it also seems like it sort of takes a little longer than it should to reach the speed I'm going for. Any idea what the issue would be? My only thought would be the transmission but I'm curious what some more educated car people might think. Like I said it's a 2012, only about 80,000 miles on it.
Sounds like the clutch is slipping if it is a manual.
Transmission is a good possibility; take the vehicle to several transmission shops for their opinions & estimates
My first thought would be slipping clutch but only if its a manual. You'd particularly notice this when under load. Try accelerating when you go up a hill and if it is the clutch then the symptoms you describe will be there but worse.
If it's an auto its the gearbox. That could be anything from low oil to a knackered box.
Clutch slip. There may be some adjustment possible. If not you need a new clutch which is reasonable after 80,000 miles. Either way you need to have it done or you will get stuck on an incline with no forward drive. Incidentally holding the car on the clutch at traffic lights, which many do, wears clutches out prematurely. Not saying you do this but it's something to be aware of.
Automatics have clutches, too (band clutches on planetary gear sets) or lock-up final drive clutches… Manual or automatic, your clutches are failing. This would be very low mileage for automatic clutches to fail… Must have overheated, run low on fluid or been abused at some point.
It sounds like a slipping clutch.
Alternatively the throttle position sensor.
My bet is the clutch.
The tranny is slipping. You need a transmission.
From your description (you don't mention this happening in particular gears, suggesting you are not selecting the gear) I think you have an automatic transmission. In any case, this is a job for a professional - take it to your mechanic.
Since you don't mention a Check Engine Light (CEL) I'm going to break ranks and suggest it may be a problem with the engine. Again assuming an automatic transmission, transmission slippage should produce a CEL announcing a code (or multiple codes) in the P0730-P0735 range.
The deal with the engine involvement is that if the engine power is too low you will automatically depress the throttle more to get the power you expect, and that will hold the transmission in lower gears longer. With no CEL I will hazard a guess it is leakage in the EGR valve. Most other causes of reduced power (except the relatively rare exhaust restriction) set the CEL. The reduced power also fits your observation of taking longer to get to speed, although without actually driving it I can't rule out the transmission being responsible for that.
That is why you should take it to a professional.
If you think your car has problems, then take it to a REAL mechanic and have it inspected. Posting STUPID questions on an Internet Q&A board is NOT going to fix your problem.
Oft to the garage you go.
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