# 2000 FORD F-150 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `598185` · 2006-10-02 · 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:** 83,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THERE WAS A SMELL OF SOMETHING ELECTRICAL BURNING, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD.  UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER.  THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED.  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAD BURNED.  THERE WERE NO IMMEDIATE REPAIRS MADE.  THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE HAD BEEN 4 RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA RECALL# 05V388000 SENT OUT FOR THAT VEHICLE.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THOSE NOTICES HAD BEEN RECEIVED.
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