# 2001 FORD EXPEDITION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `746648` · 2009-12-03 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPEDITION
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 130,142
## Narrative
MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION RECENTLY SUFFERED A TOTAL LOSS ENGINE FIRE -- ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S INVESTIGATION, IT WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY A CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM/MALFUNCTION THAT WAS DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY.    THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED-OFF AND PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT AT MY OFFICE AT EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA WHEN THE FIRE STARTED.    AFTER THE FIRE, I LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY FORD TRUCK BECAUSE OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM -- AS A 20-YEAR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY VETERAN, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY FORD ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD.    I THANK GOD THAT THIS DIDN'T OCCUR IN MY GARAGE WHERE THE TRUCK WAS ALWAYS PARKED -- MY GARAGE SITS DIRECTLY BELOW THE BEDROOM WHERE MY TWO YOUNG BOYS SLEEP.    MY EXPEDITION, WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN 2001, WAS A TOTAL LOSS.  IT WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION UNTIL THE DAY OF THE FIRE -- I REPORTED THE FIRE TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY, USAA.    UNFORTUNATELY, FORD HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE OR SUPPORT AFTER THIS HORRIBLE AND LIFE-THREATENING INCIDENT. *TR
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