VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF. A WITNESS STATED THAT FIRE HAD STARTED IN FRONT LEFT SIDE ABOVE LEFT FRONT TIRE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. CONSUMER STATED THAT RECALL 99V124000/ SPEED CONTROL SWITCH REPAIRS WERE DONE IN MAY 1999, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK *ML REFERENCED IN EA02-025