Complaint 1761249

2018 FORD FIESTA • UNKNOWN OR OTHER • incident Jul 15, 2021

Crash
Yes
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1761249
Make
FORD
Model
FIESTA
Model Year
2018
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date
Jul 15, 2021
Date Received
Aug 4, 2021
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner Narrative

Hello. While traveling in the right lane on the Interstate (I-43) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, heading southbound with a semi-truck in the center lane, the rear of my vehicle seemed to Lift/Rise off the ground and move (as if the rear of my auto was floating) to the right. I was at the point of being between at the semi-trucks front right tire and his bumper. I was involved in an accident with said semi-truck, thinking he was changing lanes from center lane to right lane and bumped my Left-Rear-Quarter-Panel. After much though and calming down, it seems as if my auto was pushed or lifted in a hydro plane effect by the air between my auto and the semi-truck. The day was clear and dry out around 10:45 AM, on July 15th. 2021. My question is: How many of these Ford Fiesta cars (with manual transmission) have had some type of highway collision with a semi-truck? Or, an unexplained loss (effect) of control while driving on the Interstate. Yes, a rear kind of Hydro-Plane affect with air pressure. Did I really have this happen to me while driving this car, I believe so.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.