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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
) ~! V A6 [- }March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
% n8 k: `; k3 e, y2 U* k: E7 H- V# YSafety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
5 r! a1 r, d3 Z7 ttheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended# Z# x2 h- W- k) r+ ^& u1 d8 \
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
( {, I3 V% r1 x* J3 Eautomaker’s recalls.
0 `( b8 J$ k" H2 {, u3 f7 H8 MThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
6 {0 z7 P/ r. R9 VTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the5 z! a" Q7 p+ x: L2 Q7 U
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their9 t+ P2 e' [& `! o' s: S* \( e
validity." u3 m% k# w6 I7 c! }; d5 `
The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 20099 _4 g, |) j* v6 `& N# \: e
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
' }1 W2 W" V# ?* n) Udealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
8 Q4 j+ l6 c! R& G: I/ ^0 w f0 [globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
+ D1 J8 W) t e3 nprevious complaints.
: S( t& [; [7 U+ S; K% n. g“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
& E8 C0 q( |, yinvolving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota4 @2 k* M% i' B/ s) Z+ `0 p5 v
spokesman.
# x& D6 C4 ]8 Z/ J5 RNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to$ S- h0 B; G4 j, O1 v \! g2 K2 O/ i
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
' L9 Q7 ?. p @2 D* G v8 e# Ldeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
) j1 j- q: e% k7 t( Obeen reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
" _; m: x4 W2 a& dfor unintended acceleration.7 P X' u( |. i( _! x
' H8 @: s4 x9 L m. g1 sReported Complaints
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the# z8 j1 I4 t% x+ z7 c3 I
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five$ n5 X7 c& m8 W2 e9 V# U
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
Y# M- g2 ^# k9 t3 H0 FThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were- {7 s$ `! E, u4 |3 j1 x" W
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations2 Y/ X; g% P4 y4 Z/ x. c+ S
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.8 }! D/ f9 P! i) i+ @
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was3 j( G |1 a+ A
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the5 \( b: O/ g8 B
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot. G. T K* {; ], p, S( \/ h4 S2 k
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the- c& x# R2 L- m" d( D& s# x6 x, ~
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
; F9 t) I2 v- d6 u: f0 \2 ?doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the$ E3 u4 l; }8 W- z: v8 Q$ b6 D. A
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.1 o9 t4 t2 ~' E% e5 z1 @
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”5 q8 N I3 |1 j+ C1 J! [9 K, {
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two" v- @5 G8 ~3 k
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
! j3 }2 S! B! _( RYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
6 B9 o) }' U! g! c7 g) Xbillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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