2002 FORD ESCAPE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

A FORD RECALL NOTICE (#07S51) HAD BEEN MAILED INFORMING ME OF A RECALL TO OUR 2002 ESCAPE . THE RECALL, AS THE LETTER STATES, HAD TO DO WITH DISLODGED WIRE SEALS THAT COULD EFFECT THE ABS MODULE. THE RECALL NOTICE WENT ON TO STATE THAT IF LEFT UNFIXED, THE ABS MODULE COULD OVERHEAT DUE TO THE RECALL PART AND CAUSE, IN SOME CASES, THE CAR TO CATCH ON FIRE EVEN WHEN OFF. THIS DESCRIPTION FIT OUR CAR'S PROBLEM, SINCE OUR CAR'S ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON UNEXPLAINABLE. LOGICALLY, WE TOOK OUR CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE ON THE CAR. AFTER HAVING THE REPAIR DONE, WE CHECKED THE CAR AND THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WERE STILL ON. I CONFRONTED THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO HAD ADMINISTERED THE REPAIR AND HE ASSURED ME THAT THEY HAD REPAIRED THE PROBLEM TO THE EXTENT THAT FORD HAD ALLOWED THEM. HE HAD TOLD ME THAT ALL HE HAD DONE WAS CHANGE WAS A CONNECTOR AND NOTHING ELSE. THEY HAD NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM; THEIR REPORT ENDED WITH TELLING ME THAT THE ABS LIGHT AND PARKING LIGHT WERE STILL ON AND A DIAGNOSTICS WAS STILL NEEDED. THE MECHANICS DID NOT ONLY LEAVE THE PROBLEM UNFIXED, BUT WERE UNWILLING TO ADMIT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FROM THE RECALL PART. INCIDENTALLY, THREE DAYS LATER AFTER THE MECHANICS HAD WORKED ON MY CAR, THE FORD ESCAPE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED ON THE CORNER OF CENHER DRIVE IN CHULA VISTA CA. FORTUNATELY, MY SPOUSE WAS NOT INSIDE THE CAR. THE FIREMAN WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE IN ORDER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS MADE. THE FIRE LEFT