# 1999 FORD EXPEDITION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `550005` · 2005-09-29 · 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:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 185,000
## Narrative
DT: CONTACT  OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION . VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON AUGUST 16, 2005 AT 1:00 PM.  THE CONSUMER  PARKED THE VEHICLE IN PARKING STRUCTURE AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30AM, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 30-45 MINUTES.  THE FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD ON  DRIVER'S SIDE.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED IT LOOKED AS THOUGH IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE.  THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE.  THE CONSUMER HAD NOT BEEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN PROBLEMS ENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL.  TH A POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WERE TAKEN.  THE CONSUMER DID  NOT HAVE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AFTER IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.  THERE WAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE PARKING AREA AND TO THE VEHICLE PARKED NEXT TO THE VEHICLE THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK  *NM
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