FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THIS VEHICLE, DESTROYED VEHICLE. THE CAR LOST POWER ON THE FREEWAY OFF-RAMP. VEHICLE PULLED OVER AND ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED OVER TO SAY THE CAR WAS ON FIRE UP UNDERNEATH. I SAW THIS SAME STYLE MINI-VAN ON THE TELEVISION PROGRAM COPS ON 1/9/99 ON FIRE AND BURNING AFTER HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WE HAVE HAD TO PUT IN TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS VEHICLE. THE FIREMAN DIDN'T THINK THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE PROBLEM HOWEVERTHE LADY ON THE TV SHOW STATED SHE HAD BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION TROUBLE.