# 1996 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `565128` · 2005-12-07 · 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:** GRAND MARQUIS
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 50,000
## Narrative
DT: THE CONTACT STATED  VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND PARKED FOR ELEVEN HOURS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT CONCLUDED THE FIRE STARTED AROUND THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL.  A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN,  ALSO,  PICTURES WERE  AVAILABLE.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*