# 1997 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `536563` · 2005-05-25 · 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:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 116,700
## Narrative
DT:  CONSUMER PARKED TRUCK WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WHEN HE GOT BACK INTO TRUCK THE NEXT MORNING IT WOULD START ONCE BUT NOT MOVE OUT OF GEAR. IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THE ENGINE WAS BARELY RUNNING AND MISSING.  THERE WAS A SMELL OF  SMOKE.  TURNED ENGINE OFF DUE TO THE ODD SMELL.  INSPECTED UNDER HOOD. THERE HAD BEEN A FIRE THAT  EVIDENTLY BURNED OUT ITSELF.  CRUISE CONTROL  QUIT EARLIER.  THE TRUCK COULD  NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.  AFRAID TO MOVE OR ATTEMPT TO REPAIR ANYTHING FOR FEAR IT MAY CATCH ON FIRE AGAIN.  CONSUMER CALLED FORD, NO RECALL ON THAT PARTICULAR MODEL,  BUT THEY WERE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THOSE VEHICLES,  BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THERE WAS A RECALL.  THE MOST FIRE DAMAGE WAS SEEN ON THE MASTER CYLINDER, SUSPECTED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID MAY HAVE HAD A HAND IN THE FIRE ALONG WITH THE SENSOR.  WAS MISSING BRAKE FLUID UPON INSPECTION.  *AK
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