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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk R; B; i) y* Z7 J; J. L+ k
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic ]2 H$ k: E+ N7 w
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
7 r9 U7 U; v! H$ X) h4 o1 a( ntheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
5 r8 L' C" Y! A2 K {) r/ x) qacceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the7 l X' m" h: _ K
automaker’s recalls.) S4 V- ~/ }' V, T) ]) h3 \
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A9 M5 r2 U3 s3 [" k6 m" }; X
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the& q1 }( d V& o7 R6 J [0 g( i V. J3 U
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their& ~3 H5 U }+ D" ~
validity.0 t. D' h6 ~7 @
The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009! V0 g$ A: C& V5 G! D2 y
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
4 D% U% {, P1 Q* j+ @+ \0 udealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles* `% w T: @# i4 w
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
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# [- W9 P# X5 y) X6 r/ @“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
# k; r8 w2 y v9 B" s1 K( e( o4 Uinvolving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
9 O2 ^3 [4 S3 e) o. O$ O3 Xspokesman.
z: A: z& |1 Z* Q' K J2 e. K6 _. KNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
% S& H: |5 H, _unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
# h4 x5 s( t% O2 ?2 T# J$ @deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have3 y; s$ M* n: l" p
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year# S: F. b0 P" j& F6 U( p
for unintended acceleration. v$ \; U/ S7 I, a# t$ k. v" d/ [
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Reported Complaints
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2 p/ p& K: t# N1 f2 G5 FThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the: A1 C: h. t. Y0 H9 ?& a8 t
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
2 M9 @) c. D `& x$ f. Jto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.0 h1 o0 y1 J K( e! i: |/ Q
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
! e: U6 ^, \- O' B% h: jat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
" }" J9 k3 \ a! ^# @incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
. I% S2 ~2 {. D( V/ K D% ?, bThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
, l/ y3 Q) T) x8 p7 Ncompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the/ n7 t% {) O9 n
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot., Q4 ~) T4 n* I/ J- y
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the$ a, k6 c( L. O' ~7 {& ~" Y
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
5 C7 \0 T' c* t5 Z, b- j+ {) S) C% @doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
4 O" ^5 Z7 y6 ` ~ b0 Yengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
# r5 l: ?5 @1 ~- W; M( nThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”' ?% J" G" r7 l$ S9 y4 e
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two' y, r4 {& j2 [2 b: \5 q
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
8 L; s! z( Y/ b. H' h5 T$ C2 KYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
6 L& M' g# W1 }- a. fbillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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