NHTSA complaint: 1999 FORD F-250 SD — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
(1) CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE ON 1999 F250 SUPER DUTY SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE ON 5/12/06. (2) NOTIFIED THAT BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. (3) FOUND 20 AMP FUSE BLOWN IN FUSE SPACE #13 AND REPLACED IT IN FRONT OF AUTO PARTS STORE. STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS. A HISSING SOUND FOLLOWED BY ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD. CHECKED UNDER HOOD AND FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WET WITH BRAKE FLUID AND BURNT SWITCH. FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL INFO ONLINE AFTER THE FACT. *NM
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation