2000 FORD EXPEDITION Vehicle Speed Controlcruise Control Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN OIL CHANGE, THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH UNDERNEATH THE HOOD THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS OFF AT THE TIME. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT, A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, STATED THAT THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID COMING OUT OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED OF THE FIRE BY NEIGHBORS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. AN INVESTIGATOR ASSESSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WHICH WAS RELATED TO AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL ON WHAT WAS MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. *TR

MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY (WHICH IS A TOTAL LOSS). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN USE FOR ABOUT A DAY BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SO CLOSE TO THE GARAGE DOOR THAT IF I WERE NOT OUT SIDE AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE I WOULD OF PROBABLY SEEN MY HOUSE BURN DOWN AS WELL. THE GARAGE DOOR ALTHOUGH SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE. AFTER THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPT. I WAS ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VIN WAS CHECKED ON FORD WEBSITE IT TURNED OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WHICH WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF. NOT ONLY WERE WE NOT NOTIFIED BUT NO WERE ON THEIR RECALL DID IT SAY OF THE DAMAGE IT COULD CAUSE. I FOUND OUT BY INTERNET...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. IN 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. TWO YEARS LATER, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 134,000.

A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION PARKED IN THE YARD FOR 3 HOURS AND SUDDENLY STARTED BURNING UNDER THE HOOD. WE DIDN'T SMELL ANYTHING BURNING .IT JUST STARTED TO BURN AFTER 3 HOURS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS TRUCK? IT HAS CRUISE CONTROL. THANK YOU. *TR

OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 11 HRS. *TR

1 1/2 HOURS AFTER PARKING THE CAR IN OUR GARAGE WE HEARD SOMETHING IN THE GARAGE AND FOUND THE EXPEDITION ON FIRE. AS A RESULT OUR HOUSE BURNED. *AK

WE HAD BEEN ADVISED REGARDING THE RECALL ON THE SPEED CONTROL. BEFORE THE PART WAS AVAILABLE, WE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. AT THE TIME, THE SERVICE DEPT. DEACTIVATED THE SWITCH. BEFORE THE PART WAS INSTALLED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS BEYOND REPAIR. WE INFORMED THE FORD COMPANY AND A LETTER WAS SENT TO US STATING THAT THIS WAS OUR FAULT FOR NOT HAVING THE PART INSTALLED. *TR

THE EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND ON MAY 17, 2007 WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY 5 FEET FROM MY HOUSE AND 5 FEET FROM MY HUSBAND'S TRUCK PARKED IN FRONT OF IT, PART OF MY HUSBANDS TRUCK , FENCE AND HOUSE BURNED. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITED WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL EARLIER THAT DAY. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED ,AND THE CONTACT WILL ATTEMPT TO GET PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 17000.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS S A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 150000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITHOUT CONTACTING FIRE DEPARTMENT. AS THE CONTACT WAS PUTTING OUT THE FIRE UNDER THE HOOD THEY FOUND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER MELTED AND WAS A POSSIBLE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. THE CRUISE CONTROL WASATTACHED TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM, AND THE RECALL 05V017000 CONCERNING ) VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL COULD BE A CAUSE AS WELL. *AK

TL* - THE 2000 FORD EXPEDITION'S SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT SAW SMOKE IN THE VEHICLE. THE IGNITION WAS OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY HER NEIGHBOR THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS INJURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. PER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V017000; THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A FIRE. FIRES HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLES WERE PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF. *AK UPDATED 2/13/2007 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE FOUR-FIVE OTHER VEHICLES DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL # 05V017000, REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL;CRUISE CONTROL. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.

2000 FORD EXPEDITION BRAKES FAILED AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL PART. *KB *JB

ON AUGUST 7, 2005, MY WIFE, 3 YEAR OLD SON AND I DROVE OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION UP TO WISCONSIN TO MY UNCLE'S LAKE COTTAGE. THE TRIP WAS AROUND 120 MILES ONE WAY. WE DROVE HOME, ANOTHER 120 MILES, AND PARKED THE EXPEDITION IN OUR GARAGE ABOUT 7:30 PM. IT HAD RUN FLAWLESSLY, AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS EVIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE. AT ABOUT 2:30 AM ON AUGUST 8, MY WIFE AND I AWOKE TO THE SOUND OF OUR SMOKE DETECTORS IN OUR HOUSE, AND THE HOUSE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. MY WIFE RAN AHEAD OF ME OUT OF THE HOUSE, AND I CRAWLED INTO OUR SON'S ROOM DOWN THE HALL. HE WAS STILL ASLEEP, AND I REACHED UP, FELT HIS BODY, GRABBED HIM AND TORE DOWN THE STAIRS OUT THE FRONT DOOR. OUR NEIGHBORS WERE ALREADY OUTSIDE AS THEY HAD HEARD CRACKLING AND BANGING FROM THE GARAGE- IT WAS...

ROLLING UP DRIVER WINDOW-CLICKING NOISE/TICKING IN FRONT END DURING SLOW TURNS-SLOWING DOWN/ENGINE VIBRATION AND ROARING ON ACCELERATION/ACCELERATOR STICKING WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS(I.E-WINDOWS ROLLING UP AND DOWN W/OUT PROMPTING, DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE, RUNNING BOARD LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF OR NON-FUNCTIONING, ILLUMINATED TEMP. AND COMPASS FLASHING OR NON-FUNCTIONING, FAN IN A/C RUNNING FOR NO REASON W/VEHICLE OFF AND KEYS OUT OF IGNITION, INDICATOR LIGHTS IN DASH FLASHING ON AND OFF, WIPERS OPERATING W/OUT PROMPTING, REAR WINDOW WIPER NON-FUNCTIONING, STEREO ONLY WORKING IN PARK AND REVERSE OR NOT AT ALL, ELECTRICAL CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE DASH, LEFT BLINKER FASTER THAN THE RIGHT)/BLACK FOAM SUBSTANCE COMING FROM A/C VENTS/THUMPING NOISE RIGHT WIPER WHEN IN USE. THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO FORD DEALER AND THEY STATED IT WAS A BAD GEM MODULE AND TOLD US THAT IT WAS GETTING WET. THEY STATED TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. THESE...

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER EDITION) AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 8-19-05 IN THE DRIVEWAY. SHE REPORTED OF HAVING NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS. THE FIRE DEPTARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. SHE HAS NOT YET TALKED TO FORD. THE VEHICLE HAS CRUISE CONTROL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOLD HER THERE WAS A RECALL 05V017000. SHE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND S NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER HAS FORD EXPEDITION 2000. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM ON AUGUST 2, 2005. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND GARAGE WAS CLOSED, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 PM, AFTER SMELLING SMOKE THEY DISCOVERED AN INTENSE FIRE UNDER THE HOOD THAT AGGRESSIVELY GREW AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND CONSUMED THE ENTIRE GARAGE.HOME AND BUSINESS. THEIR HOME IS OVER 80 PERCENT BURNED, THEY LOST BOTH VEHICLES IN FIRE. THE PEOPLE ESCAPED THE FIRE. *AK *NM

2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE CONSUMER'S GARAGE FOR ABOUT 3 1/2 HOURS WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS TREATED FOR SMOKE INHALATION. *NM

CONTACT STATES 2000 FORD EXPEDITION BURNT IN NOVEMBER 2003. SHE HAD CAR SERVICED 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CAR BURNING. IT WAS CONTAINED UNDER THE HOOD. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM FORD IN FEBRUARY 2005 ABOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH ON HER VEHICLE. SHE CALLED FORD 6 TIMES, THE LAST TIME WAS ON 5-11-2005. THEY RECORDED CONTACT'S INFORMATION AND TOLD HER THEY WILL PASS IT ON TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT . HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT GIVE CONTACT A TELEPHONE NUMBER TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT. THEY CLAIMED THAT SOMEONE WILL GET BACK TO CONTACT, WITHIN 3-4 BUSINESS DAYS. THUS FAR NO ONE CONTACTED HER. *AK

DT: 2000, FORD, EXPEDITION, VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S HOME WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN OPERATING SINCE THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. FIRE INVESTIGATOR SAID THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECT SWITCH, IN AUGUST OF 2004 CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOST WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE, THE DEALER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE FRONT TIRES, THIS WAS THE ONLY PROBLEM CONSUMER HAD WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CAUGHT ON. FIRE, THE FIRE ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO CONSUMER' S HOME . *AK

DT: A WEEK AGO THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. IT THEN DIED, THIS HAPPED ON THURSDAY. THE ALTERNATOR WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE THURSDAY. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE OWNER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER UNDER RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. DEALER IS NOW TRYING TO DETERMINE THE ROOT OF THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR PROBLEM. THE OWNER FEELS THIS MAY BE LINKED TO THE ORIGINAL CRUISE CONTROL RECALL.*AK

DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT HER 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS PARKED FOR NO MORE THAN A HALF AN HOUR AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THEY PUT FIRE OUT WITH WATER. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE THEY CHANGED A FUSE, BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD THEM THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED. CONSUMER WAS REPORTING THIS BECAUSE OF THE RECENT REPORT OF FORD PROBLEMS.*AK

DT: CONSUMER WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF HOUSE. AFTER ABOUT 2-1/2 HOURS CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CONSUMER THEN UNHOOKED THE CRUISE CONTROL WIRES BECAUSE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WAS THE PART CAUSING THE SMOKE. NO PREVIOUS INCIDENTS. VEHICLE IS SERVICED REGULARLY. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT MIDDLE OF THE DAY. *TT

DT: CONSUMER WENT ON VACATION TO RETURN HOME AND FIND THAT THEIR FORD EXPEDITION HAD BURNED, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COMPLETELY GONE AND THE INSIDE WAS GUTTED. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT ENGINE AREA. THERE WERE NO INDICATION WHATSOEVER THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD REGULAR MULTI-POINT INSPECTIONS. LATER CONSUMER FINDS THAT FORD HAS HAD PROBLEMS (PER CHANNEL 7 LOCAL NEWS) WITH CRUISE CONTROL ISSUES. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, FORD WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WOULDN'T TALK TO CONSUMER. *TT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS SENSOR. A WORN IDLER ARM CAUSED NOISE AND VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *NM

DT: TRUCK STARTED SMOKING AND CAUGHT ON FIRE IN PARKING LOT. THE FIRE OCCURED PRIOR TO THE CONSUMER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. *AK *NM

TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR FIRE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WIRE SHOTED OUT. CAR WAS SITTING STILL WAS NOT RUNNING WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ,GETTING NO COOPERATION FROM DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT A RECALL WAS MADE ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN WHICH WAS IN FEBURARY, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WOULD ARRIVE IN APRIL, THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS THERE AND TO BRING THE CAR IN TODAY, WHICH WAS DONE. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE PART HAD BEEN GIVEN TO ANOTHER CUSTOMER. THE NEXT CLOSEST DEALER WAS 73 MILES AWAY. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD THE CUSTOMER THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE NEXT PART WOULD ARRIVE. *JB *SC *JB

2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE FIRE STARTED AT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. 4 MONTHS LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *JB

UPON RECEIVING RECALL 05V170000 CONCERNING CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT TALK TO HIM. *AK

NHTSA RECALL # 05V017000/ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES: THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE DEALER TO HONOR THIS RECALL. THE DEALER KEEPS INFORMING THE CONSUMER THAT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *JB

FORD VEHICLE CATCHES ON FIRE AND DESTROYS HOME AND CONTENTS. INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR HAS CONFIRMED THE FIRE AND ITS DAMAGE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON ITS OWN. THIS SEEMED TO BE A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH CATCHING FIRE.*AK

FORD EXPEDITION 2000 RECALL FOR FIRE *BF THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE 2000 FOR EXPEDITION SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WHICH MAY CAUSE FIRES. *NM

AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 5 HOURS, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

RE LTR REC'D FROM FORD TO HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED IN FORD EXPEDITION. *BF THE CONSUMER HAS NOT GOTTEN HER CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED YET BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T FEEL A GREAT SENSE OF URGENCY. *NM

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

FORD RECALL # 05S28 CALLS FOR THE DISCONNECTION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE. THIS ALSO DISCONNECTS THE HORN. IT IS A STATE LAW IN ILLINOIS THAT EACH VEHICLE HAVE A HORN THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM 200 FEET. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD THREE TIMES, AND BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, NEITHER TIME RECEIVING AN ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM. *JB

A RECALL (05V017000) FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATES THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE SO THEY DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. AS A RESULT THE HORN IS INOPERABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT A RECALL BUT WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NM

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND THE HOUSE BURNED DOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V017000, CONSUMER WENT OUT OF TOWN, AND UPON T ARRIVAL AT HOME, WAS NOTIFIED BY NEIGHBORS THAT THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE REAR OF THE HOUSE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. VEHICLE/THE SIDING ON THE HOUSE, AND OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY WERE DAMAGED. CRUISE CONTROL NHTSA RECALL 05V017000. *AK

THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AT 11:00AM, AT AROUND 11:30AM THE CONSUMER SAW A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PRIOR TO THE FIRE THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE HAD CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THE CONSUMER NEVER USED IT. *JB

WHILE PARKED A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD, AND THE OWNER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V017000 RECALL DATE : JAN 27, 2005 COMPONENT: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL *TC

WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE IT BURNED. THE CONSUMER ASSUMED THE WATER FROM THE VEHICLE PUT THE FIRE OUT, BECAUSE UPON ARRIVING THE FIRE WAS OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NO DAMAGE TO THE INJURY.

WHILE BEING PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK INDEPENDANT FIRE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED FIRE WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. *BF *NM

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IT WAS PARKED. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WIRE HAD A SHORT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK

1) MY 2000 EXPEDITION WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ) SPONTANEOUS FIRE BURNED DOWN THE VEHICLE.) N/A. *AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V017000 CONCERNING FORD CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY NEXT TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALLY DAMAGED DUE TO THE FIRE. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED.*AK *JB