# 2000 FORD EXPEDITION — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `608004` · 2006-12-29 · 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:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 110,000
## Narrative
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
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*