# 1997 FORD EXPEDITION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `560258` · 2005-10-26 · 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:** 130,000
## Narrative
DT:THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE  DRIVING.   HE RECEIVED  RECALL 05V388000  CONCERNING VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL.   SMOKE   WAS COMING FROM THE AIR VENTS.  HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE, TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND IT WOULD NOT GO. HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, TURNED VEHICLE OFF, AND THEN WAS ABLE TO PUT INTO THE PARK POSITION.  THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WOULD NOT WORK . THE CONTACT  HAD TO BREAK THE WINDOW  AND UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH THE KEY TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE HOOD LATCH, AND WHEN THE HOOD OPENED, THERE WAS A BIG CLOUD OF BLACK SMOKE AND THEN FLAMES.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN.  THE FORD INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THAT THE EXTENT OF THE FIRE WAS SEVERE. HOWEVER,  THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT OFFER ANY RESTITUTION.   *AK
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