# 1993 MERCURY MARQUIS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `558670` · 2005-10-14 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** MARQUIS
- **Year:** 1993
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 69,000
## Narrative
DT:  THE CONTACT'S GRANDSON TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT OVERNIGHT AND IT CAUGHT ON  FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.  THEY SAID IT  STARTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. NHTSA  RECALL  99V124000 WAS ISSUED CONCERNING   VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL.  HOWEVER,  THE CONSUMER  STATED SHE CONTACTED FORD, AND THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THIS WAS CONSISTENT WITH RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING THERE FOR 15  HOURS BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE  THE CONTACT'S  GRANDSON HAD  TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB
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