My petrol engine went up in flames at a junction. Very scary as I was surrounded by moving traffic but my car wouldn't move due to a fault in the fuel pump. I got out in the middle of traffic to people honking horns at me, not realising that my car was filling with smoke and smelled of burning. I was lucky I got out as it did go up in flames a few minutes later.
I was told by the fire brigade that I was lucky my fuel tank was full as the fumes in a near-empty tank would have caught easier causing an explosion.
My family ran a Volvo franchise (considered the safest car on the road by some but still has problems requiring recalls). I remember my dad being called to a government multi-storey car park to remove a car as the security guards were worried there was a bomb on board. The fuse for the horn was faulty so it was constantly blowing.
The recalls for cars were and still are numerous from anything like a smoking but not dangerous ignition switch, very dangerous brake problems, and most dangerous of all, a system failure that causes the car to just shut down even on the outside lane of a motorway.
The bottom line is that ALL cars have many electrical systems and a battery. ANY car can go up in flames and patterns and faults happen with numerous parts. If you get a recall, get the problem sorted ASAP.
For those questioning the Jag owner, it could be a vintage. That would be extremely difficult to replace and then there's the sentimental value. It wouldn't necessarily be very expensive but may have been difficult to insure as a replacement value.