MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2000 VW BEETLE SATURDAY WHEN SHE SMELLED "SOMETHING HORRIBLE." SHE ROLLED THE WINDOWS DOWN AND THE NEXT THING SHE KNEW THERE WAS SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA. SHE PULLED OVER AND A GENTLEMAN BEHIND HER PUT THE FIRE OUT USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. SHE HAD HAD PROBLEMS A FEW DAYS EARLIER WITH THE AC NOT COMING ON PROPERLY. SHE WAS PLANNING TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE SHOP ON MONDAY. *TR