NHTSA Complaint #11003832 — 2012 FORD FOCUS

ON LONG TRIPS (OVER 160 MILES) WITH CONSISTENTLY HIGH SPEEDS, THE ENGINE TORQUE AND TACHOMETER GAUGE LEVEL RISES/WHINES, INDICATING A SHIFT SHOULD BE MADE IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LAGS BEHIND, CAUSING THE HOVER/FORWARD STALL DUE TO ENGINE TORQUE, MUCH LIKE WHEN YOU INCREASE THE TORQUE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO "ROAR" BEFORE SHIFTING IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHILE ACCELERATING ON HIGHER SPEED ROADS AND HIGHWAYS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, USUALLY 40-70 MPH RANGE AND MOSTLY WHEN ON A LONG TRIP W/O STOPPING, EXCEPT FOR GAS. CAR IS ALWAYS IN MOTION AND THERE IS NO CHANGE IN ENGINE TEMP AND NO WARNING LIGHTS LIT.THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS. THE DATE INDICATED WAS THE MOST RECENT DATE.