# 2001 FORD SUPERCREW — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `535795` · 2005-05-19 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** SUPERCREW
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 118,000
## Narrative
TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE AROUND 4:00 AM ON 05/17/05 WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY.  MY 5-YEAR-OLD CHILD AWOKE AND CAME TO OUR BEDROOM AND AWAKENED US.  WE SAW A GLOW OUT THE WINDOW AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW TO FIND THE TRUCK WAS ON  FIRE.  I CALLED 911 AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH THE WATER HOSE UNSUCCESSFULLY UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE.  I THEN BEGAN TO WATER DOWN MY WIFE'S AND SISTER-IN-LAW'S VEHICLES WHICH WERE PARKED CLOSE TO THE TRUCK AND WET DOWN THE HOUSE WHICH WAS ALSO CLOSE BY.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THEN ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE BUT THE TRUCK WAS ALREADY DESTROYED.
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