# 1993 FORD ECONOLINE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `539911` · 2005-06-16 · 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:** ECONOLINE
- **Year:** 1993
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 22,000
- **Speed:** 63 mph
## Narrative
DT:  FORD, ECONLINE 150 CONVERSION VAN 1993, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER BELIEVED  IT WAS DUE TO THE CRUSE CONTROL, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING  AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER DIALED 911.  WHEN FIRE DEPTPARTMENT CAME THEY HAD TO CUT AROUND THE LIFT LEVER OF THE HOOD, WHEN THE HOOD WAS REMOVED THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE MOTOR, THE WHOLE VEHCILE BURST INTO FLAMES, THE WHOLE ENGINE DASHBOARD MELTED.  *AK
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