PARKED FORD F 150 (1997) IN DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 9:30 P.M. NOTICED NOTHING UNUSUAL EXCEPT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD BEEN GLOWING AFTER THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED. APPROXIMATELY AT 11:30 P.M. WE WERE AWAKEN BY OUR DOG, AND FOUND THE F 150 ON FIRE. THE HOOD AREA WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAME AND FLAMES WERE REACHING 20 FEET IN THE AIR. F 150 WAS TOO DAMAGED TO FIND CAUSE, PER INSURANCE COMPANY. INSURANCE CLAIM PAID $10,000.00. DAMAGE CAUSED TO HOUSE, PAINT BUBBLED EXTENSIVELY ON WOODWORK, RAIN WATER DRAIN ALONG ROOF MELTED. A NUMBER OF ITEMS WERE LOST IN THE FIRE THAT WERE IN THE CAB. EMOTIONAL TRAUMA OF EVENT IMPACTED WHOLE FAMILY.*AK