# 1997 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `525271` · 2005-03-09 · 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:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 140,000
## Narrative
PARKED VEHICLE AT  7:40 AM AND 10 MINUTES LATER A WITNESS SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE NEAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL.  NO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FIRE.  HAD NOT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL IN A VERY LONG TIME.  THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD SOMETIMES CLICK VERY FAST, INDICATING A BULB WAS OUT, BUT NO BULBS WERE DEFECTIVE.  THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR OR MORE.  A NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO.  NO AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT.  VEHICLE WAS INSURED, BUT A CLAIM WAS NOT MADE DUE TO MINOR DAMAGE.  MECHANIC, WHO REPAIRED VEHICLE, INDICATED THAT SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH  CAUSED THE FIRE.*AK
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