# 1999 FORD TAURUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `566199` · 2005-12-16 · 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:** TAURUS
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 130,000
## Narrative
DT: THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION OUTSIDE HIS HOME ON DECEMBER 14, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY MIDNIGHT.  HE CAME OUT OF THE  HOUSE TO FIND HIS  1999 FORD TAURUS ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.  THE FIRE APPEARED TO BE LOCALIZED IN THE FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED, BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.  BASED ON THE EVENTS IT  BELIEVED THAT THE FIRE  WAS  RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. *AK    UPDATED 1/25/2006 - *NM
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