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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
5 I% f% H0 ` zMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
/ _ C' z7 i( u5 u2 JSafety Administration received four reports from drivers saying; ` \ N: R, z. g. B1 v
their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended9 F: P7 V: l6 i! v2 S& a
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the8 x9 V; n0 g( m* f1 `
automaker’s recalls.. O$ `2 x; Q7 \: B' E; Z
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A; V( s' W4 A# M6 y
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the% ^' U( c7 H' ]5 J- Y& ^! r
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
1 J; `' F4 G; \( L- h. Bvalidity.
8 D9 O& `3 c0 tThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009; h9 }' w4 }; d5 l
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
& M2 {, y; U6 u0 N( jdealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
/ A9 `" I, n; t3 R% }" l0 q Sglobally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of- {" F& F( I- H0 ^& S
previous complaints.
2 N1 A8 N3 m4 x! W“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints+ d" B- P5 [( `, e' K$ Q" u
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
& \& G, c. Y2 xspokesman.
% s% Y3 Y* r$ W6 V* s5 J; B4 KNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
" K, l9 p7 ]0 Gunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
8 Q1 {: S, w! gdeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have* }6 q. z6 q% v% L! |! r2 d
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
, ?' ` ^. ], Dfor unintended acceleration.
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g- a. F T/ ^5 K6 B. V; XReported Complaints8 L% S$ `: _# _# R L: c, Q
: E9 j$ [% o! K C' C- \The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the0 c( P0 w! q' F7 ^8 i
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five" ~) l+ h7 t9 v, x4 q
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
& m1 t, B0 a. KThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
9 f/ O+ H/ [# D: r1 s9 H: Zat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
, R! p2 P# t: W, C) \2 {incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.$ A% G. I' s# q" W6 }5 l# v
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was0 B0 h5 f7 ~, ?1 d$ }2 x5 r* i
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the# l) P; J8 I! h
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.5 u/ [4 e3 v) L# y. O( H
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the9 Z7 ?6 ?% Q3 m+ z: j% i8 a3 y
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
& Q0 w! u z, y& ]0 Ldoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
) o2 O0 T* {, Z) n m5 I1 w, ?engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
, j2 |' r$ A2 v3 FThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”' Q* B! u9 ~ [' g
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
; A; W6 p! N. D0 \ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
) r7 b0 w) r9 S6 F! ]9 w; bYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
% v5 n. x" o- tbillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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