WHILE DRIVING ON THE NJ TRNPKE, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND COASTED TOWARDS THE SHOULDER. DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND OPENED THE HOOD, AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING. WHILE ON THE RAMP, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND THE THERMOMETER GAUGE HAD BEGUN TO RISE. THE VEHICLE THEN BURSTED INTO FLAMES . *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT AS THEY GOT ON THE RAMP, A PASSING DRIVER WAVED, AND THE CONSUMER LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, POSSIBLE ECECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. *SCC