# 1998 FORD EXPLORER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `546712` · 2005-07-29 · 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:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 131,000
## Narrative
DT: 1998 FORD EXPLORER.  THE BRAKES LIGHTS FAILED  ON THE VEHICLE.    CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSES CHANGED.  THEY USED THE FUSES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE.  AS SOON AS THE SECOND FUSE WAS PUT IN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.   ANOTHER PERSON PUT THE FIRE OUT BY BEATING IT WITH A TOWEL.  THEN,  CONSUMER CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP BY PHONE, THEY TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT, HE WAS UNSURE OF THE MODEL YEARS INCLUDED.  WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, THEY TOLD CONSUMER  WOULD GET BACK TO HER.    THERE WERE NO FIRE OR POLICE REPORTS AVAILABLE.   THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 7-262005  BEFORE THE HOOD LATCH HAD ACTED UP.  ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. .  IT MELTED THE WIRES FOR THE ABS AND THE SPOT FOR PUTTING IN THE BRAKE FLUID.  *AK
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