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2000 FORD EXCURSION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

fire · 529558 · 2005-05-06

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXCURSION
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure
62,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE FOR 20 MINUTES, THEN, WHILE WALKING TO THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE HOOD WOULD NOT OPEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED, AND THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. PER THE INVOICE, THE WIRING GOING TO THE CRUISE CONTROL DE-ACTIVATION SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE. THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH AND HARNESS WAS REPLACED. *SC *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10117459
Machine
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