NHTSA Complaint #10250454 — 2002 JEEP LIBERTY

THE COMPLAINT THAT I'M CONTACTING YOU ABOUT, IS ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE NON-ADJUSTABLE HEADLIGHTS. I OWN A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY WITH NON-ADJUSTABLE HEADLIGHTS. AFTER I PURCHASED MY JEEP BACK IN JULY, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS ADJUSTED BEING THAT ON A CLEAR NIGHT, VISIBILITY IS EXTREMELY POOR. I CAN ACTUALLY DRIVE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM WITHOUT IMPAIRING ONCOMING DRIVERS VISION. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE JEEP ARE NON-ADJUSTABLE. TONIGHT I DROVE IN LIGHT SNOW FLURRIES AND IT WAS LIKE I WAS DRIVING IN A SEVERE SNOW STORM. I'M A TRUCK DRIVER WITH 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND ALSO RECENTLY HAD TO DRIVE A 2006 FREIGHTLINER WITH NON-ADJUSTABLE HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS TRUCK ACTUALLY FORMED AN ( X ) 20 FEET IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. MEANING THAT THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT SHOWN TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE LEFT HEADLIGHT SHOWN TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. JUST DRIVING IN RAIN, MY VISIBILITY WAS VERY POOR. THE RULE OF THUMB IS TO NOT TO OVERDRIVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS. WITH THE TRUCK, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING NO FASTER THAN 30 MPH AT NIGHTTIME AND MY JEEP ISN'T MUCH BETTER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. THE SEVERAL MECHANIC'S THAT I'VE SPOKE TO, HAVE INFORMED ME THAT A LOT OF MANUFACTURER'S ARE GOING TO THESE KIND OF HEADLIGHTS. I'M PLANNING ON PURCHASING DRIVING LIGHTS FOR MY JEEP, WHICH I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO. THANKS *TR