: the contact stated after parking the vehicle and entering a store, the contact was notified by the police that there was smoke coming from the vehicle. When the hood was opened there was evidence of a fire in the engine compartment. A police report was taken. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic shop, where the problem was identified as a faulty vehicle speed control switch, as described in the recall letter # 06V286000, vehicle speed control, which the contact had just received. The part was replaced, but the brake and running lights failed to illuminate and the cruise control did not function. The manufacturer was notified. Updated 10/25/2006 -

- West Allis, WI, USA

The callers vehicle caught on fire. The vehicle was sitting for about 9 hours. The fire department came to put the fire out. They did file a report. Caller said it was a 3 alarm fire. The vehicle was totaled. Caller has 50 other Ford. They are the E150 and E250 cargo vans. He has concerns about the other ones catching fire. The caller said there was a recall on this problem but this vehicle was not included. The building was damaged and some of the vehicles at the business. Dealer told him his vehicle was not in recall. Manufacturer has not got back to him yet.

- Captiol Heights , MD, USA

Contact stated the cruise control switch on the master cylinder melted. A fuse blew out, and the vehicle would not come out of park. This was how they came to notice the burned switch. This happened on 8-16-05. The vehicle is a 1995 Ford E- 150 club wagon. There were no problems prior to this. Neither the dealer nor Ford have been notified. There was no fire.

- Concordville, PA, USA