# 2002 FORD ESCAPE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
> NHTSA complaint `624845` · 2007-05-21 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ESCAPE
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
- **Miles at failure:** 55,056
## Narrative
WIFE HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME FROM GROCERY STORE AND ABOUT A HALF HOUR LATER THE DOG WAS BARKING.  SHE LOOKED INTO THE GARAGE AND THE  2002 FORD ESCAPE WAS ON FIRE.  SHE BROKE A WINDOW TO PUT WATER ON THE FIRE TO KEEP IT FROM SPREADING TO OTHER CARS AND  BOAT IN GARAGE.  FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND FINISHED PUTTING OUT THE FIRE.  ESCAPE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND GARAGE HAD HEAVY SOOT AND SMOKE DAMAGE.  AFTER GETTING THE INSURANCE COMPANIES NOTIFICATION  OF FIRE AND GETTING WIFE'S CUTS STITCHED WE GOT HOME ABOUT 7:00 P.M.  WENT TO GET THE MAIL AND THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD MAILED  ON APRIL 24, 2007  FROM MICHIGAN ABOUT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE MODULE.  IT STATED THE MODULE  COULD  SHORT OUT EVEN WITH THE KEY  IN THE OFF POSITION.  NOTIFIED FORD THE NEXT MORNING OF FIRE.  THEY HAD IT INVESTIGATED, AND SAID BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE DAMAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.  I THEN ASKED COULD THIS SAFETY RECALL CAUSE THIS KIND OF FIRE, AND THE FORD REPRESENTIVE SAID YES,  BUT JUST SUBMIT IT TO YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY.  *AK
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*