# 1998 FORD EXPEDITION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `593079` · 2006-08-18 · 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:** EXPEDITION
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 100,000
## Narrative
DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED WHILE PARKED.  A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS TAKEN.  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED DUE TO AN OVERHEATED SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH.  THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V388000 WHICH PERTAINED TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.  THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED.
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