# 1997 FORD EXPEDITION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `556259` · 2005-09-28 · 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:** 250,000
## Narrative
DT:  FORD  CAUGHT FIRE ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2005, CONTACTED FORD, THEY SAID VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER, THEY SAID IT WAS SO SEVERELY DAMAGED THAT THEY COULD NOT TELL WERE IT STARTED. AS A RESULT,  THEY HAD TO DENY THE CLAIM. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FIVE TO TEN MINUTES BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING, AND NO NOISE WAS HEARD BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. *AK
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