THE POLARIS RANGER CREW 4X4 VEHICLE THAT WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL '09 CAUGHT FIRE IN AUGUST '09 WHILE UNATTENDED AND WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED. THE FLAMES WERE ABOUT 8-10 FEET HIGH AND EMANATED FROM THE LOWER REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN USE APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE FIRE AND HAD SMELLED HOT AFTER USE. NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE OR WAS INJURED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR