NHTSA Complaint #10117117 — 1998 FORD EXPEDITION VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10117117
Vehicle	1998 FORD EXPEDITION
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Date of Incident	March 29, 2005
Date Filed	March 30, 2005
Mileage	13,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	AR

Consumer Description

THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, AND UPON HER RETURN, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE VEHICLE, AND THE FIRE SMOLDERED ITSELF OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE WIRE HARNESS WAS BURNED. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL SENSOR/SWITCH. FORD STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE AIR SUSPENSION CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED ALSO THE INDICATOR FOR THE GEAR SHIFT HAD BROKEN AND WERE REPLACED. *SC *JB

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