# 1997 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `540500` · 2005-06-21 · 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:** 130,000
## Narrative
DT: TRUCK WAS PARKED AND ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING,  CONSUMER DROVE  ABOUT A HALF HOUR BEFORE HE  DISCOVERED  VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE.  FLAMES WERE COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER HOOD NEAR CAB OF TRUCK.  FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED BY 4 WITNESSES WITH A FIRE DISTINGUISHER.  FIRE DEPARTMENT  WAS NOT CALLED.  MECHANIC ON SITE OPENED HOOD AND SUSPECTED THE FIRE BEGAN NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER.  NO REPAIRS WERE MADE SINCE THIS OCCURRED.   *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*