# 2001 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `516722` · 2005-03-15 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 28,600
## Narrative
THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, WENT INTO THE HOUSE.  AFTER DINNER, THE CONSUMERS' WIFE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE DOG WAS BARKING AT THE DOOR.  THE CONSUMER WENT  TO THE GARAGE DOOR , OPENED IT, AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM BETWEEN THE HOOD AND THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE.  THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN  A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM THE KITCHEN  EMPTIED IT ONTO THE VEHICLE, THEN GOT ANOTHER EXTINGUISHER THAT WAS IN  THE GARAGE AND EMPTIED IT.  HOWEVER THE FIRE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN AT ALL.  THE CONSUMER MOVED THE SECOND VEHICLE FROM THE GARAGE AND HOME  BURNED DOWN.  THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS  THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, HOWEVER THIS IS NOT OFFICIAL.   *NM
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