THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BURN. ALSO, IT BURNED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS PARKED RIGHT NEXT TO IT. A NEIGHBOR CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS DEFECT, BUT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. *AK *BF THE DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER GIVEN WAS THE CONSUMERS MOTHER'S. *SC *JB