# 2000 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `524056` · 2005-03-01 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-150
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 80,000
## Narrative
NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE.  MY FORD F150 WAS PARKED IN MY MOTHER'S CARPORT. FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE I HEARD AN EXPLOSION. I LOOKED OUT THE DOOR TO CARPORT.  HOOD ON TRUCK HAD POPPED UP AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, ALREADY TOUCHING THE ROOF OF THE CARPORT.  MY MOTHER AND I GOT OUT OF THE HOUSE IMMEDIATELY.  I CALLED 911 ON MY CELL PHONE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED QUICKLY.  HOWEVER, THE HOUSE SUSTAINED HEAVY FIRE, SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE THROUGHOUT AND IS UN-LIVABLE.  MY MOTHER'S CAR WAS ALSO BURNED COMPLETELY IN THE FIRE.  I RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTICE ON FEBRUARY 18TH, ONE WEEK AFTER THE FIRE.
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