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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk3 J/ H2 z# e6 M9 X5 [9 y$ H
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic! r3 K, W8 n" A
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying9 B9 O4 B3 R2 }
their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended4 M6 T& j8 h4 e& D! t Z; G
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the6 r* l0 q& S, ^! {: A- i
automaker’s recalls.
. _- e& D: _6 x5 H7 ^The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
5 C- i2 Y. h3 K8 ?/ BTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
" O7 r4 U4 q5 W- t7 p3 \agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their# u$ j# u% ]: @
validity.
H# N. m+ y- `$ M# {$ a) VThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
A$ @! ]8 i# H& G* tMatrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
0 A! J: |3 B A& Qdealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles1 i7 _$ F5 M7 w' a- A: D
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
, j8 V: |1 X& m, N& D4 l. F& Oprevious complaints.
1 f0 R" w# B/ O& [9 c) X“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
$ D0 U K2 ~5 D4 xinvolving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
7 H. K7 m0 {3 j( jspokesman.9 O9 u Y/ t; g9 Q
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
% s. R9 L# W3 M9 _$ l5 Punintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52: y9 D/ ^$ q a" w x! \( M
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
/ b! L9 \0 c$ u$ nbeen reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
! i3 ^( B, Q7 N2 w/ mfor unintended acceleration., I/ I6 N, A0 ]" B8 ~6 H
! }! p, W1 L9 Y7 jReported Complaints
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
0 W2 @. Z# `0 A& l2 y% Q0 fcar was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
& {$ K1 K6 @! zto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.% m; |7 R/ B1 [1 _/ e; P! U/ s
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were/ s) K' d( P U; Y$ e7 P5 t
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
/ Q, V( x) J! J. h9 n' g9 eincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.3 f3 T) V+ J' w" l( ?7 L" r) E
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was7 r$ A W, a8 a% x9 t1 n- }5 }. f
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
+ ?8 S% [3 ^1 }) f6 E2 A: {' Udriver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.; O9 I0 `. L3 S7 V7 \
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the, {2 i# q6 B$ y% r# b/ X6 j
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s2 G" l/ z# d J
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the1 {* I& B9 R! _& l
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.9 N, S& w% b) }+ j- B
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
4 X. h" q. j, s7 y& W) OToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two# P" F( p2 m, F3 ]; C/ w
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
$ `6 O$ N5 A6 t6 N( V0 n2 V$ EYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
4 r# m3 B2 a% n- J, w" j: rbillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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