DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN OTHER DRIVERS NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM FUEL TANK. BARELY OUT OF VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS ENGULFED BY FLAMES. HAD NO WARNING & SMELLED NO SMOKE. INSURANCE ADJUSTER & MECHANIC SAID FIRE WAS CAUSED BY HOLE IN FUEL TANK, CAUSING IT TO LEAK & IGNITE. THERE'S RECALL #96V002000. AFTER THE RECALL ITEM WAS REPAIRED, OWNER EXPERIENCED BATTERY AND COMPUTER RELATED FAILURES. *AK *ML