NHTSA Complaint #10231409 — 2001 FORD WINDSTAR

I OWN A 2001 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. IT IS USED BY MY WIFE. LAST WEEKEND, SHE CAME HOME FROM A LOCAL SHOPPING TRIP AND TOLD ME THE A/C WAS NOT BLOWING COLD ANYMORE AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ALSO THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WERE NOT WORKING. ALSO THE O/D LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF. LATER IN THE EVENING I WENT AND CHECKED MY FUSES ON THE VAN AND FOUND THE #10 FUSE (15AMP WAS BURNT). I REPLACED THE FUSE WITH A NEW ONE AND STARTED THE VAN. THE A/C WAS NOW BLOWING VERY COLD AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT NOW WAS OFF. AFTER LEAVING THE VAN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES, I NOTICED HEAVY SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND GOT A FLASHLIGHT TO SEE WHAT WAS BURNING. I NOTICED NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER, A GROUP OF WIRES THAT HAD BURNED NEAR THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH. I THEN CAME INSIDE AND SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR THIS ISSUE AND CAME ACROSS A FEW BLOGS THAT STATED THE SAME PROBLEM. I THEN BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN THE NEXT DAY TO AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERSHIP THAT CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY DEACTIVATION SWITCH. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT MY VAN DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE WHILE MY WIFE HAS BEEN USING THE VAN TO BRING MY CHILDREN TO MANY DIFFERENT PLACES. THIS IS TOTALLY AN UNSAFE MATTER AND FORD SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO A RECALL. WHAT MORE CAN I DO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN?? *TR