FIRST I HAD A FUSE BLOW,THAT PREVENTED THE CAR FROM BEING PUT INTO GEAR. ONCE THE FUSE WAS REPLACED, IT WAS FINE. A WEEK LATER,WHILE STOPPING AT A GAS STATION,WITH THE CAR TURNED OFF, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE HOOD. WITHIN MINUTES THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. IT WASN'T UNTIL LATER THAT I FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NATION WIDE! I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A DEALER,THAT WAS NOT A FORD DEALER, SO I RECEIVED NO RECALL NOTICES! THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR