Apparently there is an issue with fires in ford vehicles being caused by the deactivation switch for cruise control. This seems to be related to the switch, which is always active, being near the brakes with the brake fluid causing the fires. If you go to
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there is a more information and articles on this as well as what can be done about it. There is also a free case evaluation provided for those who may have had issue with this. I hope that this might be of some help.
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