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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
5 Q. b1 Q; g- }. l! Y9 KMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic3 o) y e2 |' k) E/ ^
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
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acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the! {2 A# r7 q: y% ?4 G0 `" i; K
automaker’s recalls.+ F6 j, e% S$ M' j$ g. Z
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A$ n7 ^% _4 H3 c5 m9 q
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
. ?$ L s9 z8 k* H" b& Nagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
, H. S! j$ W! c& h: C8 e0 Ivalidity.
, J) o; o E6 {0 W- KThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
! U7 x7 H5 c( s9 z1 d4 L! A/ vMatrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
6 J" b% s5 c' J2 Odealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles. U D4 I! m* h7 ^
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
/ v! J2 }: m! e5 ]" fprevious complaints., f9 w) I) u) Q/ L, |$ L: U
“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints" [$ }7 q8 C" d" k* h) w
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota: Q- M; S" }1 d$ [2 I
spokesman.
+ F- O2 j8 i4 H- N+ l$ t( zNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
2 y" x, R: l I- ~/ \! j" [5 _unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
) ^0 h# y% V6 j* @* u3 h5 adeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
* K" Z1 X; X4 H& M- D/ ^been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year/ z2 q0 b* T, U4 ~& j
for unintended acceleration.: u! b4 R9 g$ e7 ]5 }1 a
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Reported Complaints
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! p$ F$ b5 Y# R3 x( rThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
4 }+ Q- }! N: K( ?6 d. o* [car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
$ i/ }: r/ P( x7 [# y% cto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
; j& i1 c; Y* d# \' YThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were8 n& ]* V1 M* q
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
& G h1 l3 c" o' L# _incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.& t& G+ O; k8 ]: o3 [) r# ^
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was. s# U! K, Y' Q: A
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the+ V# N9 t4 _: q; k4 x
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
4 X H+ T' a4 u& p2 B“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
8 @8 `$ |, D* h/ i cunidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s) T& c% E5 a6 x
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
7 s" O& p6 ~" t5 H1 ?5 C; aengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor., N* B5 W2 U6 h" k
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”( @5 {' W9 U$ p/ ~( h
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
. g+ y6 r6 ]* @3 l! r5 `ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New5 C- b) ~# G5 P' L
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
: K. C. `- W wbillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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