# 1999 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `527546` · 2005-03-23 · 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:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 92,000
## Narrative
WE WERE SLEEPING AND HEARD A VEHICLE ALARM GOING OFF OUTSIDE OF OUR HOME. WHEN WE LOOKED OUTSIDE THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK WAS IN FLAMES. WE THEN CALLED 911, AND THEN MY DAD GOT THE HOSE AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS DUE TO AM ELECTRICAL FIRE.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, AND WAS ABLE TO PRY OPEN THE HOOD ON THE SIDE WHERE THE BATTERY IS AND UNPLUG IT.  THEN THE FIRE DISSIPATED. BY THAT TIME THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. *AK
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