Dear sir/madam: My vehicle has had the following problem/failure of the rearview mirror system, yet the dealer states it my responsible to pay to fix the item regardless of a formally issued service bulletin. Is that true?? copy of service bulletin: Make : nissanmodel : xterrayear : 2001 manufacturer : Nissan North America, Inc. Service bulletin number : 04133date of bulletin : Feb 25, 2005 NHTSA item number : 10012843 component : visibility:rearview mirrors/devices [xxx] parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Cliffside Park, NJ, USA

My brakes were losing power with the brake pedal feeling 'mushy' and brake light on. The dealer, maita Nissan, advised me that the spare tire, had rubbed a hole in the brake lining going to the rear brake drums. Nissan did not feel that they were responsible, because the spare tire was oversized, compared to the recommended tire size (sears had installed a Wrangler P26570S17 to spare tire compartment on 9/21/2004). Per Nissan, the recommended tire was P266565,17. Fortunately, the loss of hydraulic fluid and loss of braking fluid did not lead to a crash or injury. As you might imagine, as the owner, I did not authorize sears to install the wrong size tire to my vehicle and am certain that they have no idea that the consequence of this error could lead to rubbing a hole in the braking system 4 years later. I requested that the dealer notify Nissan of the incident, and was told that this was not a warranty issue and have no knowledge that other Nissan Xterra SE owners will benefit from my experience (the SE series came from the factory with a 17 inch custom tire and rim which is a set-up for this type of error and sentinel event).

- Sacramento, CA, USA

Vehicles with extremely bright headlights cause a danger to other drivers. I am not talking about drivers with their high beams on, I'm referring to regular headlights that are unusually bright. I was almost in an accident on the 405 freeway last night because a driver behind me with bright headlights blinded me and I veered into the next lane because we were on a curve and I couldn't see well enough to stay in my lane. I have heard many of my friends compalin about cars with bright headlights almost causing accidents for them because the light can be blinding, similar to a flash bulb on a camera going off in your face in a dark room. These bright lights should not be legal for regular driving use, they should be used only in the same conditions that high beams are used.

- Santa Monica, CA, USA