# 1995 FORD ECONOLINE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `540798` · 2005-08-12 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ECONOLINE
- **Year:** 1995
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 74,000
## Narrative
DT:CONSUMER SAYS THAT 8 MONTHS AGO   CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION  SWITCH BURNT THE WIRES ON THE WIRING HARNESS. CONSUMER HAD IT  FIXED AT CONSUMER'S  EXPENSE.  TWO AND HALF WEEKS AGO THE  CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN.   CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FORD REPORTED ON THE NEWS AS HAVING A RECALL ON THE SAME THING. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, AND FORD TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS  VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL. CONSUMER THEN HAD MECHANIC DISCONNECT THE  CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION   SWITCH, SO THAT  SHE WOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FUTURE  FIRE, ESPECIALLY WITH HANDICAP HUSBAND IN VAN.  AFTER HAVING SWITCH DISCONNECTED THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THIS ALSO DISABLED THE HORN. CONSUMER SAID  THAT FORD WAS THE ONLY MANUFACTURER  THAT HAD THE CAPABILITIES OF MAKING A HIGH TOP CONVERSION VANS WITH LOWERED FLOORS FOR POWER WHEEL CHAIRS, WHICH ARE LARGER THAN REGULAR WHEEL CHAIRS.   *AK  *NM
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