2001 FORD F150 LARIAT WITH 68,000 MILES. WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND HAD NOT BEEIN DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST 10 DAYS. GARAGE DOOR IS OPEN AS IS DOOR TO HOUSE. MY WIFE SMELLS SOMETHING AND LOOKS OUTSIDE AND SEES FLAMES COMING FROM HOOD. CALLS 911. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUTS OUT TRUCK WITHIN 5 OR SO MINUTES BUT IT IS A TOTAL LOSS. INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING. THEY ARE AWARE OF SEVERAL FIRES LIKE THIS. ARTICLE IN NEWSPAPER IN NOVEMBER 2004 STATES "FEDS" ARE LOOKING INTO FIRES LIKE THIS IN F150S DUE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. CRUISE CONTROL DID HAVE PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS.*AK