# 1997 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `550459` · 2005-08-19 · 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:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 102,000
## Narrative
ABS LIGHT STARTED FLASHING 16 TIMES WITH PAUSE THEN REPEATS.  NOTICED #13 FUSE WAS BLOWN.  REPLACED AND LOOKED UP IMMEDIATELY TO FIND WHITE SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF HOOD.  PULLED OUT FUSE TO FIND THAT IT WAS BLOWN (THANK GOODNESS).  HEARD ON INTERNET FORUM THAT IT MAY BE THE CRUISE SWITCH ON MASTER CYLINDER.  LOOKED THERE AND FOUND SWITCH PARTLY MELTED.  DISCONNECTED SWITCH AND BATTERY, REPLACED FUSE AND HOOKED UP BATTERY, BUT NOT THE SWITCH.  NO MORE BLINKING LIGHT, BUT NOW NO CRUISE CONTROL, OF COURSE.  STILL HAVE YET TO CONTACT FORD ABOUT THE FAILURE.
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