# 2000 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `548493` · 2005-08-08 · 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:** F-150
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 90,000
## Narrative
DT:  ON 8-6-05 WHILE PARKED  VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOLD  CONSUMER THAT  FIRE  WAS CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL.  PREVIOUSLY THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING ON 6-29-05.  CONSUMER  TRIED TO SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AND  LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD  WOULD COME ON FOR LESS THAN A SECOND BEFORE IT WOULD DISAPPEAR.  AFTER THE FIRE THE CONSUMER  CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HER TO CONTACT HER INSURANCE COMPANY.  THEN CONSUMER  CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HER THE SAME THING.  RECALL 05V017000 WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.  THE FIRE CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO A FENCE AND  SOME SHRUBBERY.  *AK
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