# 1998 FORD EXPLORER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `554702` · 2005-09-16 · 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:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 98,000
## Narrative
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 1998 FORD EXPLORER  CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. THE CONSUMER  WAS DRIVING  WHEN THE FIRE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED  OVERNIGHT, AND THE CONSUMER  HAD ONLY BEEN IN THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS STILL WORKING. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENTS ON THE DASHBOARD WERE IN  WORKING ORDER. THE CONSUMER  HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) ON AND NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE FIRE WAS COMING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD  FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT IT LOOKED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE CONSUMER   CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY ASKED WHAT SHE WANTED THEM TO DO ABOUT IT. THE  CONSUMER  DID HAVE  A FIRE REPORT AND PICTURES . THE CONSUMER  ONLY HAS LIABILITY INSURANCE ON THE TRUCK, WHICH WAS  A TOTAL LOSS. THE FIRE WAS CALLED IN TO THE POLICE, BUT THE CONSUMER  WAS UNSURE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.*AK
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