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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
$ B7 c) e$ |8 L% O, CMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic' f, Y+ {+ F2 H6 j; D; c
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
. P& S. n( p; K1 U3 x7 Xtheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended, R: J @+ l E6 I4 a
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
2 ]5 q( C5 X' Sautomaker’s recalls.4 }! D0 I# Z) s' N9 @
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
+ ^# W' ?! t+ k: J4 w0 e$ nTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the& @1 J2 a4 I* ]7 H# X
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their& J+ {) q% z# A0 r9 D& F( u
validity.
$ ?8 s& Y( x |5 G: hThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
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dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles; v& t t5 V( ~- \
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of8 G4 N. }: Q; r) b; _
previous complaints.
% P$ r* |- j- X2 a+ W3 }8 Z“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
8 B& u. u% N1 T5 i! w {involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota& F5 ?6 W) ?0 N5 `$ k: W0 q
spokesman.
: l3 o! I. Q. v) INHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
' T9 O/ M, y4 Q0 {7 aunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
- k, G; w! c& g9 W$ [deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
6 Z. ^9 V: ~! C, H; c: }been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
m% e- _- {* X: ~+ K6 R4 ?for unintended acceleration.
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_- f# X/ T% r% x. F Q" K& lReported Complaints
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- p* f) N& t w8 A7 qThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
$ I! K& _( \( @car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five P: N/ p( p% C- t1 q5 m
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
! R& ^9 P- V" T8 F. rThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
" `6 j' T l3 y5 w! D- E& cat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
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The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was a) d; h2 Y: h( J3 b# |8 ?
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the8 I; @2 G2 f J0 F
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
& B5 Y( p9 |3 a' |6 }" @“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the% K* \* T; W1 S$ j
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
$ Z! s0 ?8 Z( O) }doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the+ F% R% V$ u& }' D- u: e3 G
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.+ H( `- R j- J4 ]& b9 w. F
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
, ~3 ^- F0 K9 a0 V; {Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two1 C8 K: h; r4 L* n5 U5 r
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New4 ?8 \6 s" Q6 c# S0 ^) d" ~
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
; t; d" Q, y: e' y. O& n4 Ibillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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