2001 Volkswagen Jetta brakes problems

ABS light came on at startup, contacted dealer service and told them of the problem, asked if safe to drive. They replied yes without ABS. Drove 30mi home, stopped and shutoff car, 1minute later, large amounts of smoke from under hood and in cabin. Fire dept responded. No visible flame, but burned wiring was evident. Dealer has only confirmed so far that the ABS controller, pump and wiring harness has shorted out.

At appr 30,000 my d/s rear brakes locked until the pad was gone. The vehicle operation did not change. Upon hearing a metal to metal noise I drove immediately to my dealer. I replaced the rearpad and declined replacing the rotor as it did not have any grooving. I have nad an an occasion were my ABS did not kick in and one were the ABS was activated upon regular braking. This is VW #3 and last VW for me.