# 1992 FORD EXPLORER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `621338` · 2007-04-23 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1992
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 111,130
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 FORD EXPLORER.  WHILE AT A STOP SIGN  SMOKE ASCENDED  FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, AND CONTACT COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING.  AFTER ALL PASSENGERS EXITED THE VEHICLE FLAMES IGNITED FROM THE HOOD.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUNCTURED THE HOOD DUE TO THE FLAMES.  HOWEVER, THEY OPENED THE HOOD AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.  THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS PRESENT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE.  ON APRIL 16, 2007 THE OIL WAS CHANGED AND THE FLUIDS WERE AT NORMAL LEVELS.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND STATED THAT THIS WAS  A KNOWN OCCURRENCE FOR FORD VEHICLES.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 111,130.*AK
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