# 1997 FORD EXPEDITION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `549642` · 2005-08-15 · 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:** 113,000
## Narrative
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED  1997 FORD EXPEDITION. CAUGHT ON FIRE.  THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, AND WAS IN THE CRUISE CONTROL AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. THE DRIVER  EXITED THE VEHICLE ABOUT THREE MINUTES EARLIER. THERE WAS NO SMOKE  BEFORE THIS. THE DRIVER HAD NOT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL THAT DAY. THE TRUCK HAD DRIVEN FINE EARLIER. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED FROM THE FIRE LOCATION BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER  HAS A FIRE REPORT WHICH STATED THAT THERE WAS NO LEAKAGE. THERE WAS NO INSURANCE ON THE VEHICLE.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  EVERYTHING ON THE DASHBOARD  WAS NORMAL. THE CONSUMER  THOUGHT  THAT IT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE OF THE  FIRES LOCATION AND THE WHEEL WELL. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS  REGULARLY MAINTAINED . WHILE ON FIRE  BYSTANDERS THAT TOOK PICTURES. THE  CONSUMER HAS BEEN ADVISED TO REVIEW THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND SUBMIT THE PICTURES TO ODI.
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