Cruise Control problems of the 2001 Ford Explorer Sport

Cruise control on and set do not work on any road. Vehicle moving on any road or standstill.

2001 Ford Explorer Sport spontaneously caught fire in engine compartment while parked in garage attached to my home. Vehicle was moved to driveway and fire extinguished. Ford dealer admitted to recall of defective cruise control switch which was the origination point of fire. Was advised to file claim with my auto insurance company to speed up repairs and ensure that claim was subrogation to Ford for reimbursement. Vehicle repaired, now Ford will not take claim without proof of cause of fire. This would require my insurance company to hire an engineer. Not cost effective for insurance company, not to mention the fact that the vehicle was repaired over 3 months ago. I am out my deductible and my insurance company is out the remainder of the repairs, even though Ford knows this was a faulty part.

Defect with the cruise control. My cruise control was DE-activated on 9/13/07, and my dealership reports they are still waiting for the repair part from Ford. I would like to have my cruise control repaired immediately - I have been driving for 4 months without cruise control.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Explorer Sport. The contact called two dealers to schedule a repair appointment regarding NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). Both dealers failed to provide him with the option to bring the vehicle in and have the cruise control switch deactivated. They also stated that the parts would be unavailable until December of 2007. There had been no failure to date. The purchase date was unavailable. The current mileage was 40,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Explorer Sport. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control. Even though the repair parts will be unavailable until late October, she stated that the dealer refused to disconnect the cruise control feature. The dealer stated that the notice does not state that the cruise control must be disengaged. There had been no failure to date. The NHTSA recall number was unavailable. The current mileage was 164,381. Updated 01/07/08. Updated 12/12/07.

2001 Ford explorer caught on fire in the engine compartment. While driving car sounded like it was missing. The consumer saw smoke, pulled over and realized that eh vehicel was on fire. The cruise control box, located on the right side, was the cause of the fire.