# 1998 FORD EXPLORER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `598990` · 2006-10-10 · 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:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 178,000
## Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY, FLAMES ERUPTED FROM THE UNDER THE FRONT OF THE HOOD.  THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.  NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT THE CONTACT PLANNED TO DO SO AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA.  THE CONTACT NOTICED ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE WERE NHTSA RECALLS #06V286000, #00V422000, AND #99V062001 WHICH PERTAINED TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.  A RECALL LETTER WAS NEVER RECEIVED AND PICTURES WERE AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED.
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