# 1992 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `522543` · 2005-04-06 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** GRAND MARQUIS
- **Year:** 1992
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 164,000
## Narrative
CONSUMER DROVE HOME, PARKED THE VEHICLE UNDER THE CARPORT, WENT INTO THE HOUSE,THEN  HEARD AN EXPLOSION.  CONSUMER  LOOKED OUT OF  THE DOOR AND DISCOVERED A FIRE COMING  FROM THE LEFT WHEEL WELL.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED, EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE,  AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.    THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE  CRUISE NHTSA RECALL 99V124000.  *AK  CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL REGARDING CRUISE CONTROL.  CRUISE CONTROL FAILED JUST AS STATED IN RECALL.   *TT
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