PURCHASED NEW 2009 JEEP RUBICON AND PICKED IT UP AT THE DEALERSHIP ON WED. 3/3/09 WITH 6 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. DROVE LESS THAN 2 MILES TO PRIVATE PROPERTY AND DROVE UP DIRT HILL (NOTHING THAT A JEEP COULDN'T HANDLE) & IT GOT STUCK. LEFT REAR WHEEL WASN'T TURNING EVEN THOUGH IN 4W LOW. THE WHEEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THE DRIVER GOT OUT TO CHECK THE WHEEL AND THE FIRE WAS UNDER THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE & A LOOSE HOSE WAS LEAKING SOME LIQUID. THE DRIVER TRIED TO PUT OUT FIRE AND WAS UNABLE TO. THE FUEL TANK CRACKED (UNKOWN IF DUE TO FIRE OR IF IT CAUSED THE FIRE) AND JEEP CONTINUED TO BURN SINCE TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE IS A COMPLETE LOSS. DRIVER SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAND AND HIS LEGS. NO OTHER INJURIES. THE CAR FIRE STARTED A SMALL GRASS FIRE THAT WAS QUICKLY CONTAINED. NO STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED, LESS THAN AN ACRE BURNED. THE DEALERSHIP TOWED AWAY THE CAR FOR INSPECTION. IT IS STILL UNKNOWN AS TO THE REASON FOR THE WHEEL FAILURE AND THE START OF THE FIRE. *TR