DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION AND THE KEY WAS TURNED, SMOKE CAME FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE ENGINE WAS NOT STARTED. ON THE SECOND INSTANCE, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED. WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT WAS FULL OF BLACK SMOKE, AND FIRE WAS SEEN BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED. THE SERVICE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.