2011 Mazda MX-5 - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"took possession of new car 3/31/2001. drove it that night and succeeding nights on the two lane road around the area where i live. i encountered numerous incidents where the oncoming auto would flash their bright lights at me, but my lights were already in the dim mode. i came to find out that there is no way to adjust the headlight beam lower. i contacted mazda usa three times with no response to the problem. i took the cat to the dealer where i told them that there is nothing they can do. the light beam is set at the factory. on a subsequent trip to carlsbad, nm we decided to take a count of the number of oncoming cars passing us, and the number of times they flashed their bright at us (our lights were on dim). we met a total of 1,232 vehicle. of those, 471 flashed their high beams at us; that's 38&. i keep being told by the dealer that my lights are supposed to be bright. i agree, but the should not blind the driver in the oncoming vehicle. i have to apply tape over the driver side headlight to "fix" the problem and now i get zero bright beam flashes from oncoming cars. other auto manufacturers offer the same type of lighting for their produce, but they also install a dial that is used to adjust the light beams up and down. this car does not have such a device. affixing an ugly piece of tape to my cat is not what i expected when i paid $ 34,000 for this automobile , and i cannot get anyone who is willing to help me find a reasonable solution to the problem and honor the 3-year warranty for this vehicle. the situation can be very dangerous, and it tends toward inviting a head-on-collision; a horrible tragedy that is just waiting to happen. it is either tape, or i am limited to no driving this car at night, both are which not acceptable. all they have to do is ask themselves, "would i want to be driving this car at night like it is? updated 07/28/11*bf"