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1998 Lincoln NAVIGATOR Vehicle Speed Control Cruise Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	552707
Internal NHTSA #	10130237
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	LINCOLN
Model	NAVIGATOR
Model Year	1998
File date	15/07/04
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Wife drove home from nc. Parked car and started unloading. 5 feet from house. 20 minutes after park smoke seen from hood. Could not open hood due to heat. Fire came from hood and wheel well. Flames were 4 feet tall. Used cc frequently do not remember problems. May have had some fuse issues. Veh insured by usaa who was going subrigate. Usaa also sent an adjuster who took photos.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	70000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	MOUNT PLEASANT, SC
VIN pattern	5LMRU27L4WLXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	03/07/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	Y
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1998 Lincoln NAVIGATOR Vehicle Speed Control Cruise Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1998 Lincoln NAVIGATOR Vehicle Speed Control Cruise Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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