MY HEADLIGHT CAUGHT FIRE AND SEVERELY BURNED MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON A CITY STEET AND SAW A WISP OF SMOKE AND PULLED OVER INTO A STORE PARKING LOT. I HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING ANYTHING WAS WRONG. IT BEGAN TO SMOKE MORE, AND I CAUTIOUSLY OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE A FIRE COMING FROM MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT AREA. WITHIN SECONDS THERE WAS A BLAZE, AND IT TOOK 3 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TO PUT IT OUT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE HEADLIGHT. I HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHT BECOMING DULL AND CLOUDY. AN EARLIER NHTSA INVESTIGATION DID NOT RESULT IN A RECALL. I THINK IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT, ONLY MUCH WORSE. IF THERE WERE NOT MULTIPLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AVAILABLE THE CAR COULD HAVE EASILY EXPLODED BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. IT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED HARM TO OTHER PEOPLE.