Cruise Control problems of the 1999 Ford Explorer Sport

1999 Ford Explorer Sport with 76,655 mileage caught fire, which was put out before major damage occurrued, the fire started at the master cylinder, at the cruise control switch.

I was driving down the highway when I noticed a loss of power and the check engine light started flashing and the entire vehicle started shaking. I pulled over and exited the vehicle. I called the repair shop and they came and towed it back to their shop. The repair man told me that a fire started under the hood. It required extensive repair. Upon further examination he told me that he believed it started with the speed control deactivation switch. I was talking to my boss about a week after that and he informed me that the 1998 explorers had a recall for that exact problem. I feel that you should investigate the 1999 Explorer Sports for the same thing.

On engine caught fire & car was deemed totaled. By the fire investigators it was confirmed to be an electrical fire, faulty deactivation switch.

On 2/14/03, I woke up screaming that I smell smoke. My fiance jumped up, and we screamed for everyone to get out- because the house was on fire. The house burned down with me breaking both ankles and my 2 oldest children dying. For two years I never knew what happened. The cause was left undetermined. There were so many holes into what happened that night. Everything was investigated, even the stove. Nothing leads to the fire, except for the 1999 Ford explore truck that was parked in the garage. No one inspected the truck because they knew nothing about the cruise control switch recall. I feel that had we known about the Ford cruise control switch, we wouldn't have parked the car in the garage. These vehicles need to be thoroughly looked into, because the place of origin was in the area of the garage.