# 2000 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `539509` · 2005-06-14 · 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:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 83,000
## Narrative
DT: CONSUMER HAD A 2000 FORD F150 THAT WAS PART OF   NHTSA  RECALL CAMPAIGN  05V017000.  CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER WITH VIN, AND WAS TOLD VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL, BUT THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.  ON MAY 4, 2005 THE VEHICLE EXPLODED.  CONSUMER DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT RECALL UNTIL AFTER THE EXPLOSION.  DEALERSHIP SAID THAT A FORD INVESTIGATOR  INSPECTED THE TRUCK, AND THE CORPORATE OFFICE STATED THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WOULDN'T INSPECT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE COULDN'T BE DETERMINED.  CONSUMER OBTAINED HER OWN FORENSIC INVESTIGATOR, AND WAS TOLD THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH.  NOT REPORTED TO THE POLICE, BUT THERE WAS A FIRE REPORT.*AK
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