TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SMOKE APPEARED INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. SHE OBSERVED SMALL FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THE CONTACT IS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE INSPECTOR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,500.