VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND OWNER REPLACED COOLING FAN. A WEEK LATER, RECALL 00V36700/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S440VM13 ARRIVED AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR ENGINE COOLING FAN DUE TO OWNER HAVING IT REPAIRED. INDICATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE. OWNER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WHO AGREED WITH MECHANIC. WAS INFORMED NHTSA WOULD BE NOTIFIED, TOLD NOT TO CONTACT NHTSA. *AK