# 2000 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `576963` · 2006-03-24 · 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:** F-150
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 43,000
## Narrative
DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT ERUPTED INTO FLAMES ON THE LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE UNDERHOOD AREA.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES.  A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE SEVERE FIRE DAMAGE.  AFTERWARDS, THE REPRESENTATIVE SUGGESTED THAT DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE, IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF THE FIRE WAS CRUISE CONTROL RELATED.  THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALL # 05V388000 CONCERNING THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT NO RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED BY THE CONTACT.
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