# 2000 FORD WINDSTAR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `598595` · 2006-10-06 · 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:** WINDSTAR
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 97,985
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, BLACK SMOKE EMANATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD.  UPON STOPPING THE VEHICLE;  THE AIR CONDITIONER, ODOMETER, AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE, WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS REPLACING A FUSE, THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH  CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED.  THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS FAULTY, AND REPLACED IT.  THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V388000 PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.  THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
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