HAD JUST PARKED VEHICLE WHEN SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE HOOD. HUSBAND NOTICED FLAMES UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED & PUT FLAMES OUT. SMOKE WAS THICK & BLACK WHILE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SHORTS ON/OFF. ALSO, HAD 3 BATTERIES REPLACED SINCE ALARM SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED. THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY BURNED OUT. *AK