TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO RUN FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE AFTER POWERING UP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE OCCUPANT JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.