# 2000 FORD EXCURSION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `529558` · 2005-05-06 · 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:** EXCURSION
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 62,000
## 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
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