2002 Ford Escape SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WHEN IT BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. THE OWNER RECEIVED MINOR BURNS TO HIS HANDS FROM TRYING TO EXIT THE RESIDENCE SAFELY. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED AND ADVISED THAT THE FIRE HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO ACCESS THE DAMAGES. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER AS OF YET. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 01/13/12*LJ UPDATED 01/20/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED AN INSPECTOR WOULD GO OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V156000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT THE TECHNICIANS STATED REPAIRS WERE NOT NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FIRE BEGAN WHERE THE ABS MODULE WAS LOCATED AND BELIEVED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE ABS MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THE WIRES THAT WERE CONNECTED TO THE BRAKES MASTER CYLINDER HAD MELTED. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 07E023000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER) AND THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS RULED AS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ABS MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V156000 (SERVICE BRAKES: HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT MODULE) JULY 7, 2007. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

IN DECEMBER 2010 TOOK MY FORD ESCAPE INTO MY SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE THE BRAKES LOOKED AT WHEN THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PRESSURE FELT SLUGGISH. THEY FOUND AND REPLACED A BAD TONE RING ON THE LEFT FRONT AXLE. NOW SIX MONTHS LATER JUNE 2011 THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING AT TIMES. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER AGAIN AND THEY HAD TO DO THE SAME THING ON THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF SOMEONE WOULD STOP SHORT IN FRONT OF ME OR CUT ME OFF AND I WOULD HAVE TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES, I FEEL THAT SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY HURT. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD RECALL THE 2002 ESCAPE FOR THIS REASON.

BRAKES WOULD FEEL LIKE THEY WERE FADING AND THEN ABS FELT LIKE IT WAS WORKING. NO WARNING LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. DEALER FOUND CRACKED ABS TONE RINGS. AN 800 DOLLAR REPAIR. *TR

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AS DID THE BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT. FOUND A RECALL NOTICE AND CALLED FORD. THEY STATED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE NOTICE AND IT DID NOT MATTER IF MY VEHICLE HAD THE IDENTICAL ISSUES WITH THE ABS MODULE. THEY BASICALLY SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING UNLESS A NEW RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHERS WHOSE VEHICLES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FIRST RECALL! NEVER AGAIN FORD. NEVER. *TR

AFTER READING THE BELOW REPORT, WE TOOK OUR 2002 FORD ESCAPE TO GOLDEN CIRCLE FORD IN JACKSON TN. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS REPORT. OUR MASTER CYLINDER HAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ALL AROUND IT AND EVEN LEAVES SPOTS IN THE GARAGE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IT SEEMS ONE HAND HAS NO IDEA WHAT THE OTHER IS DOING. THESE REPORTS NEED TO ALSO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS SO THEY CAN BE FAMILIAR WITH PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PRODUCTS. TO DATE, OUR PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER DETAILS: CERTAIN CARDONE MASTER CYLINDERS WITH DATE CODES LOWER THAN DCA7078 SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE SEAL ON MASTER CYLINDER CAN FAIL AND LEAK BRAKE FLUID. CONSEQUENCE: LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID CAN RESULT IN POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING 15 MPH. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SERVICE SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE BUT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE DAY BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 103,689.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE MODULE CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND HAD NOT BEEN MOVED SINCE THE FIRE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THEN SHUT OFF WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE ABS BRAKE MODULE WAS MELTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR WAS THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V156000, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 96,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE, AND NOTICED THAT THE SMOKE INITIATED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BURNED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL 07V156000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI-LOCK, CONTROL UNIT/MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,900.

MY 2002 FORD ESCAPE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS ASLEEP. LUCKILY A NEIGHBOR SAW THE FIRE AND STARTED TO WET DOWN MY HOUSE AND WE THEN BOTH ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO AND HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I ASKED FOR AN INVESTIGATION AND THE FIRE MARSHALL POINTED ME TO FORD RECALL (# 07S51) OF WHICH I WAS NOT INFORMED OF. I HAD AN APPOINTMENT AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR MY ABS/BRAKE LIGHT ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE WENT TO GET IN THE VEHICLE, HE SMELLED AN ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC. WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 07V156000 (ABS CONTROL UNIT MODULE). THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WAS EXAMING AND A LUBRICANT WAS INJECTED AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAD NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO IDENTIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR EXPENSES WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHEN HE AS ADVISED THAT THE ABS NEEDED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V156000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL, AND FURTHER REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,130.

RECALL ON 2002 FORD ESCAPE FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE RECALL NUMBER 07V-156 I HAD THIS RECALL DONE AT LONG FORD IN EUREKA, MO. OCTOBER 13, 2008. ON AUGUST 7, 2010 THE WIRE BURNT ON THIS AND WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE MODULE. FORD SAID THAT THEY HAD ALREADY FULFILLED THEIR OBLIGATION AND WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. UPDATED IVOQ 09./08/10*JB *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT HEARD THE ALARM, LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SAW A FIRE IN THE ABS AREA. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSIS LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE ABS WIRING HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

2002 FORD ESCAPE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. LAST DRIVEN 5 HOURS EARLIER. THE ALARM SOUNDED ALERTING MY HUSBAND INSIDE. HE LOOKED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND SAW SMOKE ROLLING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. HE RAN OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES. HOPEFULLY, THIS IMMEDIATE DETECTION OF THE FIRE LIMITED THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. WE WERE MORE FORTUNATE THAN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS. THE ABS MODULE APPEARS TO BE WHERE DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED. THIS IS A RECALL FOR SEVERAL 2002 ESCAPES BEGINNING IN 2007, BUT WHEN CHECKING ONLINE WITH FORD, MY VIN NUMBER STATES THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I DIDN'T RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD, AND HAVE ON OTHER OCCASIONS FOR THIS VEHICLE. I INVESTIGATED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS PREVIOUSLY FILED INVOLVING 2002 ESCAPES, AND THEY ARE HAUNTINGLY THE SAME SCENARIO. ALSO, THE VIN NUMBERS ON SEVERAL OF THESE ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MINE. OBVIOUSLY, THEY HAVE MISSED SEVERAL OF THESE DANGEROUS COMPONENTS, OR THE WEBSITE IS INCORRECT. I WAS UNABLE TO PHONE FORD, AS IT IS A WEEKEND AND WILL FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING. MY ECU ON THIS VEHICLE WAS REPLACED AND PROGRAMMED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP IN COTTAGE GROVE, OR IN NOVEMBER OF 2009. IT WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH THE ABS LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER MADE NO MENTION TO THE LIGHT AND I WRONGLY ASSUMED THAT IT WASN'T A PROBLEM. I BELIEVE FORD MUST CORRECT THIS SITUATION FINANCIALLY AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL 2002 ESCAPES ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MANY COMPLAINTS I VIEWED WERE RECENT, SO I CONCLUDE THAT THE DANGEROUS SITUATION IS NOT REMEDIED. *TW *TR

2002 FORD ESCAPE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. LAST DRIVEN 5 HOURS EARLIER. THE ALARM SOUNDED ALERTING MY HUSBAND INSIDE. HE LOOKED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND SAW SMOKE ROLLING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. HE RAN OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES. HOPEFULLY, THIS IMMEDIATE DETECTION OF THE FIRE LIMITED THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. WE WERE MORE FORTUNATE THAN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINANTS. THE ABS MODULE APPEARS TO BE WHERE DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED. THIS IS A RECALL FOR SEVERAL 2002 ESCAPES BEGINNING IN 2007, BUT WHEN CHECKING ONLINE WITH FORD, MY VIN NUMBER STATES THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I DIDN'T RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD, AND HAVE ON OTHER OCCASIONS FOR THIS VEHICLE.I INVESTIGATED SEVERAL COMPLAINS PREVIOUSLY FILED INVOLVING 2002 ESCAPES, AND THEY ARE HAUNTINGLY THE SAME SCENARIO. ALSO, THE VIN NUMBERS ON SEVERAL OF THESE ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MINE. OBVIOUSLY, THEY HAVE MISSED SEVERAL OF THESE DANGEROUS COMPONENTS, OR THE WEBSITE IS INCORRECT. I WAS UNABLE TO PHONE FORD, AS IT IS A WEEKEND AND WILL FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING. MY ECU ON THIS VEHICLE WAS REPLACED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP IN COTTAGE GROVE, OR IN NOVEMBER OF 2008. I WRONGLY ASSUMED THAT WHEN THE ABS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH THAT THERE WASN'T ANY PROBLEM SINCE NO MENTION OF IT WAS MADE BY THE DEALER. I BELIEVE FORD MUST CORRECT THIS SITUATION FINANCIALLY AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL 2002 ESCAPES ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MANY COMPLAINS I VIEWED WERE RECENT, SO I CONCLUDE THAT THE DANGEROUS SITUATION IS NOT REMEDIED. *TW *TR

ABS CONNECTOR MELTED AND FORD CANT FIX PROBLEM BECAUSE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE {WIRE LOOM} THIS CAR WAS PART OF A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM IN 2007 BUT RECALL WAS JUST A VISUAL INSPECTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FIRE STARTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND SPREAD TO A SECOND VEHICLE. BOTH VEHICLES WERE DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE CONTACT LOCATED A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V156000 (BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTI LOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE) THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE IN HIS VEHICLE AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

I HAVE A 2002 FORD ESCAPE THAT HAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKE MODULE, I TRIED TO GET FORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I HAD TWO CERTIFIED MECH,TELL ME FORD HAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKE MODULE AND IT IS A DEFECTIVE FROM MANUFACTURE. I ASKED FORD TO JUST REPLACE THE PART AND I WOULD PAY FOR THE LABOR,THEY REFUSE TO HELP. IHAD TO FIX MASTER CYCLINDERALSO. PLUS ALL FOUR CATALYTIC CONVERTS WHICH WAS ON A RECALL I PAID FOR REPAIRS MYSELF. I WANT FORD TO PAY ME FOR ALL RECALL REPAIRS. FORD NEEDS TO STOP LYING TO THE PEOPLE AND JUST FIX THE MISTAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED HE SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. WHILE DRIVING HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE ABS UNIT IN THE ENGINE. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT ABS MODULE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,000.

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS PARKING TO HAVE DINNER AND AN HOUR LATER UPON RETURNING I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FROM UNDER THE HOOD... SMELLED WIRES OR ELECTRICAL TYPE BURNING SMELL AND HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FROM THE TERMINAL TO STOP FURTHER DAMAGE... IT WAS A WIRING HOUSING ATTACHED CLOSE TO THE ABS MODULE... I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE A RECALL ON OVER 446460 VEHICLES AND DESCRIPTION MATCHED MINE EXACTLY... I HAVE PICTURES TO VERIFY THIS CLAIM... UPON FURTHER REVIEW OF THE OTHER 4 RECALLS IM EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS: 04S2S NHTSA:04V574000/ 04C09 NHTSA: 04V602000//NHTSA: 07E023000 WHICH IS THRU CARDONE INDUSTRIES SO IM CONTACTING THEM.... MY VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WHEN BRAKE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS LOW BRAKE FLUID BUT NO HYDRAULIC LEAKS.. BUT SHOWING FLUID TO BE ON RESERVOIR AND MASTER CYLINDER... 2002 FORD ESCAPE V6 ENGINE.... THE ONLY ELIGIBLE RECALL IM LISTED FOR IS NHTSA: 04V165000 PCM RECALIBRATING... ALL OTHER RECALLS IM NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ALL STATE UNDER DEFECT CONSEQUENCES AS MAY RESULT IN VEHICLE CRASH OR FIRE WHICH I'VE JUST ENCOUNTERED AND THE TAILGATE ONE STATES MAY OPEN WHEN A CRASH OCCURS... IM CONCERNED AND WONDERING WHY MY VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THOSE RECALLS.... *TR

I WAS ALERTED TO A PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 FORD ESCAPE WHEN I HEARD THE CAR ALARM SOUND. I TURNED OFF THE ALARM BY UNLOCKING THE DOORS, BUT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD, AND RAN WATER IN THE AREA WHERE THE SMOKE ORIGINATED. AFTER DISCOVERING THAT WATER WASN'T STOPPING THE SMOKE, I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE SMOKE CLEARED AND IT APPEARED THAT THE PROBLEM HAD ORIGINATED IN THE AREA OF THE ABS SYSTEM/MASTER CYLINDER. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP AS A SHORT IN THE ABS MODULE, CAUSING A WIRING HARNESS TO BURN. THESE TWO PARTS ARE BEING REPLACED, AND THE OLD PARTS MAY BE AVAILABLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP OR FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY, PEMCO. *TR