# 2001 FORD WINDSTAR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `561939` · 2005-11-09 · 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:** WINDSTAR
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 65,643
## Narrative
DT:  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.  THE CONTACT PULLED  OVER, TURNED  OFF THE IGNITION,  AND THE FIRE WENT OUT.  HE THEN DROVE  VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC.  THE MECHANIC DETERMINED  THE FIRE STARTED AS A RESULT OF THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH.  THE WIRES UNDER THE HOOD WERE BURNED.  THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO.  NO REPAIRS WERE  DONE TO THE VEHICLE.  *AK  UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM
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