DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD WHERE FLAMES WERE NOW PRESENT WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE CONTACT USING A BOTTLE OF WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. *AK