# 1997 FORD EXPEDITION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `540046` · 2005-06-17 · 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:** EXPEDITION
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 100,000
## Narrative
DT: CONSUMER  DROVE VEHICLE AND PARKED IT OUTSIDE OF HIS HOUSE   ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER IT WAS IN FLAMES.  CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, AND WAS ADVISED NOT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT IT.   HOWEVER, FORD  DID NOT AS OF YET INSPECT VEHICLE, AND CASE WAS CLOSED.   VEHICLE IS STILL SITTING IN FRONT OF  HOUSE.  ACCORDING TO  FORD CUSTOMER HOTLINE THE CNN STORY WAS OFF BASE AND NHTSA WAS ALSO OFF BASE.*AK
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