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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
4 ~$ v( M1 v3 gMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic6 O( @2 X6 y p- }
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
/ L* S- a9 e8 `1 o$ f& wtheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
( e* U/ O; O* }6 X5 `% `3 H3 zacceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the6 Z( K+ d7 A! }3 H# N
automaker’s recalls.0 x0 A/ L1 j8 p) B, t/ c1 o
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A- J" c Q5 a, ~1 m- Y% R4 T
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
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validity.
Y0 M l/ Q& C1 f) \; L3 |7 }7 wThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
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dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles+ y- [5 d* F% K3 p7 w: z
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
/ X1 @; ]: T1 U7 Y J6 H9 l, ]previous complaints.2 f+ }0 K* T6 U& t6 U$ O
“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints1 U3 k; i6 m0 P; j" h6 E
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota8 {* B) |! {5 y2 n2 ^
spokesman." I7 J3 G; h: c& d3 B+ U; ~/ C3 O
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
, F j/ ]7 b2 S; m# E! Z5 r8 }4 gunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
4 m2 O' ?- X8 @, y& z5 sdeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
3 p0 q- h2 a+ n) c \" h7 Q; xbeen reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
1 h6 w, c& u( n! {) Y# O; wfor unintended acceleration.$ a( d0 i3 l$ p
) l( f3 d: d. Y; `* Q* YReported Complaints% g5 l4 ]) L$ r
! z2 q3 o4 {4 @' f- c! R- } iThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
: L% f) `/ o! Ncar was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
1 u' u v. p* Uto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
( E- f: w2 \/ x( s( nThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
- S1 O! t& A+ f# I$ [6 cat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations& w7 r& x: B& q( z' w
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier./ y0 O, \! U! j8 k" X
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was) Q2 O8 e. u2 i& w
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
$ X+ T; f. s# j* l. N( Qdriver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.% Q, S. a8 |: C/ X0 r. d
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
2 m* p! I \6 Q" q! `unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
0 @7 N3 i" {! rdoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the4 T9 F1 I, x8 Y l/ Q7 j4 \
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
0 I" R% H4 Z; T9 j9 w6 LThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
& y" Q! M0 a i5 ^* _: TToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
1 q& }9 n5 H) Z: |$ p2 l8 _' Sordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
8 k6 C( ?/ [+ f7 g1 LYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $342 B' ~0 y2 T$ x( L* i
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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