# 2000 FORD F-250 SD — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `519234` · 2005-03-02 · 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:** F-250 SD
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 128,000
## Narrative
PARKED VEHICLE ABOUT AND 25 MINUTES LATER SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE.  OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THE CRUISE CONTROL SERVO WAS SMOKING.  DISCONNECTED THE WIRES TO THE SERVO AND IT STOPPED.  HAAD THE BURNED PART FOR INSPECTION.  DURING THE TRIP BEFORE THE FIRE THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WAS COMING ON AND OFF AND  WAS NOT USED.  *AK  THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CANCEL SWITCH WAS LEAKING.  *TC
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*