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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
5 F, g8 O( R; ]' h3 W) AMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic9 b9 p! K, W) N8 ^
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
" v6 w; |+ w" h+ ltheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
9 _5 d6 [' X1 }* x" u. eacceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
' Z% E: s& z ]; q- F9 Cautomaker’s recalls.5 m$ h2 P3 K$ H! u
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A& [9 H6 @2 l3 P( `, s3 i: R
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the5 T* R% U# Z* `6 \! G4 N( ?
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
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' D5 v( k) Q& ^# HThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
) N4 m" B5 K ^5 t. H5 L2 \Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
( j4 d9 v; Y/ p/ k7 S7 {( n9 }dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles: P/ y: M0 ^7 C% n1 b! M8 w
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of8 e/ U- F5 C) T$ _' c7 q
previous complaints.
% s U( r9 j! u“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
( D" V5 n( w j; u3 Vinvolving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
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NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
' l! [; h* R- k1 m9 u% ?3 q( sunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
7 y6 T- S) U: V! b1 Wdeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have- }2 E6 h6 V9 G+ }2 e6 U
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year8 o2 e/ Y! ?- w
for unintended acceleration.
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% @0 X1 V5 f; F: dReported Complaints
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
; D; g6 l0 C# w7 z+ F$ acar was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five w ~/ _& W( N/ F. E7 g
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
1 ?4 m3 U9 I: L. ]/ DThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
% j5 \. E! N7 [0 P/ I3 zat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations6 D$ P5 Z2 t: C; @: N
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier./ p% f8 g2 h1 G- ?- M
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was! ^& p1 C5 `* @& h* O4 R; z
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
& h. q' o$ ~" Gdriver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
% O5 f" P9 l8 M# W“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
) R. }; Z0 f- a m* C3 Zunidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
( U+ u$ K% O8 a& r" |doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
+ v; f: a8 A( X# Kengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
4 d0 d+ d! a0 r j' g9 Y+ zThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
" E7 o, k' l% D+ S, ]8 JToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
* t @4 g& b* t# h1 iordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
8 [/ Y& b! \' |& o$ F- fYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34& K8 I- r3 o# B% A) g/ ~9 v9 @' a2 a
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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