So I drive a 2014 Ford Focus. It's a 6 speed automatic transmission. I hate the transmission but I've learned to live with its quirks because the car is almost paid off. Lately I've noticed when I need to quickly manouver in traffic I press the accelerator harder and the car downshifts and my rpms shoot way high near the red line. Like I don't drive crazy or anything but in general driving sometimes you need to move quickly so why would my engine not shift properly. Like if it was a manual I'd never let it get that high before shifting. I have 54 thousand miles on this car, had a oil leak repaired by ford recently, and transmission parts replaced by ford last summer.
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