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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk. Q6 v& X. X1 i! k+ G/ g7 g4 v
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic2 f+ d+ q; e3 s; G" j
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying8 e I" D, T' S
their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended9 Z( E1 C; i9 @9 [6 \, G; g
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
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The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A" O5 ]4 ^0 a# q6 b9 z' B
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the" a' A5 G$ o) M7 P3 F+ K' Q% w
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
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The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009" P/ J& f' d/ Q
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
5 b: R5 P t5 L6 X! \& Pdealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles; ]! Y9 m# d6 t8 B+ G% Q
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
1 L. w3 H/ D. r8 ^! c- Xprevious complaints.
# a- Q1 q, b# E5 s9 g3 c& O“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
' ~8 H! d, | X6 _- B. C5 ^involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
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c% E5 d) h- W5 P+ N; RNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to# D4 ~* T& c4 _) |8 k! R
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 524 E* r0 H: N) k8 d, c: U1 W
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have( L9 o7 h" I! G
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year( ]$ M k% W# P: ^* W& K
for unintended acceleration.% T+ e: X% d X; P* k' I& t
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Reported Complaints1 ^9 g7 E+ v1 |0 [
( Z$ J! H, G- R; P& R2 _# qThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
7 A$ b. ?9 P1 v- P) I, e7 K! t/ Tcar was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
G2 c- z7 B" \' {( qto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.9 s. O1 E4 E# B; s0 k0 H: H
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were* k ]8 \+ v: l
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
' }% x& a. Q) j2 [8 N: hincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
F: M9 F; p5 ^The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was4 T8 V) |! P2 d: l1 J
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the( i- P, I- y( s+ B; @% C& Y5 W
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot., @2 F1 @* s7 c/ K" [
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
8 |; H1 E& K: {- a$ @* ^$ `unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s: ^$ h( Q# X; X/ T
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
. y, o) L0 S8 ?- ]. Fengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
& _' Y, Q2 G! j, UThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”5 H" f) {% s0 l3 m; {
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two5 B* g9 |" L. G* {0 J, o
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
+ {; h! [- o5 Q6 y5 A; YYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34. O ]# V' o0 E) w0 N9 g7 Q' c: ^
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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