Cruise Control problems of the 1998 Ford Expedition

The contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition. While parked, the vehicle became engulfed in flames. The fire department was called and a report was filed. The fire department stated that the fire was caused by a short in the cruise control switch. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 202,000.

The contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 05v388000 (vehicle speed control). The dealer stated that if the recall was from 2005, they would not repair the vehicle. They further stated that the most they could do was deactivate the cruise control. There had been no failure to date. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 160,000.

The contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition. The vehicle caught fire while idling and was completely destroyed. An investigator from fire forensics stated that the fire originated from the cruise control switch. Ford stated that they sent the recall notice to the original owner and could not provide her with any further assistance. A police report was filed. The contact filed a formal complaint with the manufacturer. She still has possession of the vehicle. The powertrain and recall number were unknown. The failure and current mileages were 180,000.

The contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire under the hood. The insurance investigator stated that a cruise control device caused the failure. There is a recall for the vehicle speed control (NHTSA campaign id # 00v422000). The contact felt that his vehicle should be included. As of October 9, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 125,000.

I left work on Tuesday August the 21st and went to a local restaurant about 4 minutes away for my job. I park the car outside and after just about 5 minutes I see a big smoke come out the engine of my car. The front mirror splashed all inside the car. The the whole engine was on fire for about 20 minutes until the fire department showed up.

The cruise control deactivation switch in my 1997 Expedition shorted out and failed earlier this year, causing my wife to drive without brake lights and further causing the vehicle to become undrivable due to the inability to place the vehicle in gear. I discovered today that this vehicle was subject to a safety recall 05v-388 on this issue in September 2005. I received no notification from Ford on this recall. I called Ford motor company today to check on this recall, and they refused to address the issue or even confirm that my vehicle was involved in the recall. I own two other Ford vehicles that may be subject to the recall, a 1995 f150 and a 1998 crown victoria and I am not able to determine if they are subject to the recall.

The contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition. The contact is displeased because he has been unable to have his vehicle speed control replaced or removed. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 130,000.

- the contact received a recall 05v38800) in the mail. Regarding vehicle speed control:cruise control. The recall was honored at the dealer. The contact believed that it was Ford's responsibility to warn the consumers that the brake fluid could be lost through a defective switch, which could cause a crash. The consumer stated the cruise control switch was never replaced under recall, only a fuse line was added to the switch. The consumer was never told that the brake fluid could leak through the defective switch. Updated 03/19/07.

When vehicle was in cruise control, it could not be deactivated by brake pedal. This occurred after the "cruise control" recall work was performed on the vehicle. Additionally, the brake lamp lights are now out and the vehicle cannot be shifted out of park. (this appears to be the same defect as the recall for the 2001 Ford taurus, but does not seem to apply to the 1998 Ford Expedition).

: the contact stated the vehicle caught fire while parked in the driveway. The fire was coming from under the hood area. The fire spread to the garage and damage was sustained. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to the insurance company. The manufacturer was alerted. There is a recall for the vehicle speed control the NHTSA campaign id# 05v388000. This vehicle was included in the recall but the contact was never notified. The Ford manufacturer had the vehicle inspected.

: the contact stated there is currently not a problem with the vehicle. However, there is a NHTSA recall, #05v388000 on the vehicle regarding the vehicle speed control cruise control. The parts needed to repair their vehicle are not available at their local dealership. The manufacturer confirmed the parts are not available. The manufacturer was alerted.

The contact states received NHTSA recall notice 05v017000. Vehicle is a 1998 Ford Expedition. The contact called local dealership and tried to arrange for recall work to be done. The dealership said that Ford would be sending him another letter, to wait for the part to come in around November. The dealership would not make an attempt to put the contact on the call list for the part. The contact has been on the phone with Ford motor company, they said that there was no additional letters coming in the mail. Ford said that he should wait for the dealer to contact him, then ,hung up on the contact . No one was interested in fixing the recall part. Luckily he knew that was to be disconnected, so he did himself. The problem seemed to be getting the contact on the waiting list for the part. The contact was on the phone trying to get through to Fords cruise control switch task force, and the number for Ford kept repeating the options for the contact. The contact tried to get through for almost twenty minutes. Then the contact called back three different times.

Just arrived home in my 1998 Ford Expedition from work on October 6, 2005 around 5:50 pm ran in to change clothes. We were in the house no more than 5-8 minutes when we heard a strange sound. Ran to the front door and noticed smoke and fire coming out from under the hood of my vehicle. My neighbor ran for the water hose & put water on the fire until the fire department arrived to help. If this had happened just a few minutes before we would have been still in the vehicle and could have lost our lives in the fire. Just a few days before this incident Ford choose to send out recall notices in September 2005 on this year\ make\model regarding the speed control wiring. Not only that I had just taken my vehicle into Ford service at a local dealership for a problem with my air conditioner and the rear end. They should have corrected this defect at that time but did not. Ford should have sent out recall notices a couple of years ago due to this defect when people were having problems then. If it had been done I would still have my vehicle up to this day.

98 Ford Expedition under hood fire I received the recall notice on Tuesday and on Wednesday the car caught fire. The vehicle had not been driven in over 24 hrs. Ford has been unresponsive to repeated calls!.

Owner's vehicle caught on fire while sitting in the driveway on Thursday for about 5-10 minutes. The owner heard the horn honking and went outside to see that the vehicle was in flames. The fire was more concentrated in the driver's side near the windshield in the engine compartment. The owner called 911 and by the time the fire department got there the truck was engulfed in flames. The fire took about 10 minutes to extinguish. The vehicle was totaled. There was a fire investigation and the fire investigator said he knew what caused the fire ,and that he was still preparing the report. There was no police report. The fire investigator said the fire was caused by the cruise control switch. There was damage to a pop up camper that was located next to vehicle. Also, there was damage to the siding on the house and the gutters. There was some damage to the landscape timbers and some mulch and flowers were burned as well. The driveway was full of debris. The vehicle was towed to a towing company. The insurance company will come and take it to their agency storage location. The insurance company has been contacted, but the owner was unaware of whether the insurance company will conduct an investigation. The owner did not have the address, but did have the dealer's identification number which was listed in dealer information.

The consumer states that he is having problem with his 1998 Ford Expedition. There is a recall 05v017000 for the same problem. The dealership stated that the problem was cruise control. The cruise control switch quit working and melted the wiring harness.

Dt June 4th, 2005 the vehicle burned to the ground. The fire dept came out and extinguished the fire. Two investigators came out and said the fire started from the cruise control switch. The deck burned on the side of the house and it also burned a tree. The vehicle had been sitting for 3 days before it caught fire.

On Sunday 5-15-05, I had just returned home from visiting my brother in the hosp. From a gun shot wound to the face. I sat down in my front home and I have a glass storm door, so I could see outside. Not 5-min. After I was in the house I could see a lot of smoke outside. I said OH my god something is on fire. My husband and I went out with the fire extinguisher and raised the hood on the vehicle, there was no actual flames to be seen at that time, only smoke and melted wires.

The vehicle was parked for a few minutes when all of a sudden it caught on fire . Results showed that there was s short within the cruise control switch.

Vehicle was taken into a shop for checkup, and during that time. It caught on fire unexpectedly. The shop was unable to determine a cause, but seemed to be a similar problem to the current investigation of ea 05-005 of the speed control switch fires.

The vehicle has a problem with the cruise control switch.

My son was driving the 1998 Ford Expedition and had engaged the cruse control. The cruse control went out of control and reved the engine up to in excess of 8000 rpm. He was on a highway and was able to shut off the car and roll to a stop. When he started up the car again in park, the car automatically went up to the 8,000 rpm until he shut it down.

The cruise controls stuck and the car went up to 8,000 rpms. I could not stop the engine from racing, and I had to turn off the engine, and take out the key from the ignition to shut down the engine.

While the vehicle was parked it caught on fire, on its own. The fire department extinguished the fire. The consumer believed the fire was a result of a defective cruise control deactivation switch.

Vehicle was parked in the garage and consumer smelled smoke. Consumer went to the garage, and upon arriving noticed the vehicle had been on fire and smoldered out. . Vehicle would not steer. Aaa towed vehicle repair shop, and mechanic determined that cruise control switch wiring burned, along with fuse and brake light switch.

The consumer's 1998 Ford Expedition caught on fire while parked in the garage.

Recall campaign 05v017000 concerning cruise control fire. Vehicle was parked in the driveway when the neighbors informed consumer that the vehicle was on fire. The fire department responded, and the vehicle was totaled. This vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN.

The truck was parked inside of a parking lot and it caught on fire. No injuries reported. Vehicle was towed. Fire was caused by a faulty cruise control deactivation switch.

Vehicle was parked in the parking lot while the consumer was at work. The coworker alerted the consumer that the vehicle was on fire. The fire was put out, however, the vehicle was totaled. This vehicle was not included in the cruise control NHTSA recall 05v017000.

Vehicle was going 55mph on a staright line with no where to pull over when gas pedal got stuck. Consumer put the vehicle in neutral to stop it. Cruise control was not engaged.