Cruise Control problems of the 2001 Lincoln Navigator

The vehicle's cruise control just will not engage any longer. Has worked fine up until about 2 months ago.

There was a house fire caused by my 2001 Lincoln Navigator. It was parked in the garage which was attached to the home. The fire was caused due to a malfunction in the cruise control switch.

The contact states there is NHTSA recall campaign 05v017000 concerning the vehicle speed control: cruise control. The parts needed to repair their vehicle are not available at the local dealership. He spoke to the manufacturer, who confirmed that parts were not available.

I was on the expressway, the gas pedal continued to accelerate after removing my foot. I thought I may have set off the cruise control on the steering wheel, so I pushed the off button. The car continued to accelerate, so I hit the brakes, hoping that would turn off the cruise. The brakes on the car were stiff and the pedal would not go down. The brakes were not working at all. I down shifted to slow the car down , the car jumped a little and slowed down a little. I down shifted again and the car slowed down even more. I continued to move forward at approx. 40 miles per hour and was unable to stop. I finally shifted into reverse, the car jumped a few times, the wheels spun backwards thus making the car go backwards. I then turned the wheel to the left which directed the car into the median of the expressway. As I crashed into the median backwards the car stopped, but the wheels continued to spin, and smoke was coming from the tires. I then turned off the ignition.