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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk, e# `) U @/ M& l
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
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their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended* _! ?! G$ j, }, d% b
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
. ~1 e8 R$ R8 ?1 I5 |automaker’s recalls.
0 x6 D9 Y/ d; S+ H. [5 |( cThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A& C1 {! J, C: F/ n4 B
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
3 w. R2 H. p8 [agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their" d& r% g" g! Z. V8 X9 U" R" M
validity., s, s" P, l- Q5 R
The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
; }* r4 \& I4 [) C% H2 lMatrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
0 ?! _+ t" q( U7 i$ qdealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
$ K6 K: i, f1 mglobally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
. v' O% S3 s# t; f" dprevious complaints.5 O S8 K$ k( z% T5 K* b
“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints3 z: M" t' }: w1 A: k
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota* i4 v: |" J! U4 b+ Y
spokesman.
6 E& N. i9 R4 G* Y9 ~& K- H! BNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
% m+ M7 J+ n3 v k) J% ^! @0 vunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
. M1 B# C, t! h7 H, F/ f! ~/ C7 fdeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
. V) T4 {/ A- X8 m" z2 mbeen reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year7 r. ~& A/ l) G$ ?
for unintended acceleration.1 U; S& j( n# M6 r' O5 [/ y
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Reported Complaints4 d9 y. |( s2 u& \& m4 i: H
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the' T$ M. m( g$ a* f) Y) Q! G# E
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
7 S+ ?6 G) P$ P2 e; _! Tto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.$ z6 U: x, I6 O; x
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were( A5 @* W4 x2 V2 w
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
$ D# r& f7 e3 S6 dincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.+ y' S0 c7 q+ I1 o9 i8 g1 V
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
q& }: r; B% ?( r& {" E, K! kcompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
0 E/ |5 N, |3 Y0 T8 [! Ydriver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
: v b9 u- g D: `“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
+ t* a' j1 k1 N# `& L/ l4 p4 Gunidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
. T+ W0 Q; n. e& L h2 Ydoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
5 v3 }1 ^' s8 rengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.; i0 d2 f& i# y: {; A' c, A8 \
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
5 i1 U& j! {4 O) H9 o2 b% QToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
3 |% [, r& J. g( qordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
9 u) `& j3 m* J3 K( d+ XYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
( Q2 f8 J4 R( R4 v. obillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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