# 2000 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `526429` · 2005-03-17 · 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:** 59,000
## Narrative
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED UNDER AN APARTMENT BUILDING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR INDICATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH.  RECALL  05V017000  WAS ISSUED AND THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED,  BUT  CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. THE TRUCK WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP  BEING SERVICED A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FIRE. *AK  RICK STATED THAT HE HAD HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ODOMETER LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THE FIRE.  HE HAD ALSO HAD TROUBLES WITH HIS AXLES.  RICK TOO THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THESE ISSUES RESOLVED ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THE FIRE.  THE NEXT DAY AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP FRO THE DEALER, RICK SAID THAT ONE OF HIS FUSES WAS POPPING ON THE CIRCUIT THAT THE FLASHERS WRE ON.  HER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY REPLACE THE FUSE BUT NOTHING ELSE.  RICK SAID HE NEVER USED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND DID NOT KNOW IF IT WAS WORKING.  INSURED BY STATE FARM POLICY #1174126F2275 CLAIM #75A940492.  RICK SAID THAT SF HAD DONE A FIRE INVESTIGATION AND THAT HE HAD PICTURES AS WELL AND THAT HE WOULD E-MAIL THEM TO BRUCE YORK.  THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE APARTMENT BUILDING WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.
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