# 1997 FORD EXPEDITION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `551998` · 2005-08-30 · 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:** 222,000
## Narrative
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE LAST NIGHT.  SHE HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR.  THERE WAS A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE DEALER. THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.   THE CONSUMER  SEARCHED THE NHTSA WEBSITE TO SEE WHETHER THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION FOR  THIS VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL, AND YEAR.   *AK
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