# 2001 FORD EXPEDITION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `618367` · 2007-03-28 · 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:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 122,000
## Narrative
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WITH A CURRENT ODOMETER READING OF 122,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT CAME OUT AND WITNESSED  THE VEHICLE SMOKING, AND AS THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE, THE CONTACT SAW THAT THE FIRE CAME FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER CRUISE CONTROL AREA UNDER THE HOOD. LATER IN THE DAY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE AGAIN, AN THE CONTACT HAD THE FUSE FOR THE CRUISE  CONTROL REMOVED, WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE FROM SMOKING. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THERE WAS RECALL 05V388000, BUT SHE NEVER RECEIVED ANY  RECALL NOTIFICATION.  *AK
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