# 2000 FORD EXCURSION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `570162` · 2006-01-23 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXCURSION
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 89,000
## Narrative
DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS  PARKED FOR 20 MINUTES IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BEFORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS DONE.  IT WAS EVIDENT THE FIRE STARTED AT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH.  THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V388000, REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL.  THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
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