1. BROUGHT 2000 PASSAT GLX TO DEALER TWICE TO FIX 'SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ACCOMPANYING BURNING SMELL.' DEALER CHARGED $430 TO REPLACE "IN/OUT TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES" THE FIRST TIME IN THE SHOP, AND "TIGHTENED THE CAMS" THE SECOND TIME. 2. LESS THAN 3 WEEKS AFTER THE SECOND SERVICE 'TIGHTENING THE CAMS', CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-95 AT MILE MARKER 8 IN NY. AFTER BEING NOTIFIED OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE CAR BY ANOTHER MOTORIST, WE PULLED OVER. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ENTIRE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. 3. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS THE CAR WAS TOTALED. INVESTIGATION MAY OR MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED BY INSURANCE COMPANY TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *AK