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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk* Y G* S c8 q L5 Z
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
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their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
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automaker’s recalls.+ b' X# u) G2 M+ H) G
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
, k Y( s* ^- I; b! gTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
/ O. f& ~ {: Gagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
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The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009% ~( c; K/ B, q& k* _2 D' |' O
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at- X3 r+ {( E2 x& w1 { ^! U
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles2 v# {. |1 t8 F7 W R
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of: S" e- Y5 m) W; V9 {1 W' c2 J/ G
previous complaints.
9 E8 T. d4 j* |& D“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
9 u, g; o0 H' I+ `4 I+ Linvolving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota+ d5 @, O; A$ x* ~3 g
spokesman.
6 T' `) c& W% d! ^1 \, Z dNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
; {' i0 `9 h: i L. ~+ Lunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
! W5 A* J c# g$ j" S: jdeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
5 g V' L( E# g0 dbeen reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
# T6 @+ n; }6 F6 \: E) n" afor unintended acceleration.
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Reported Complaints t0 K7 Q% P0 l# y! Q
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
) }8 f) E$ \: U/ c1 u! k8 E& P7 F5 x( wcar was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
" E M- x! E7 @3 F8 j; T( v7 ?to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.; E3 f9 \' j' R, Y4 D+ U
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
' {9 @- L( ]( K. nat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations8 N) ?1 q" X: J. r+ x( {* ?: j
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
% n# F5 a, Z9 S7 l+ @The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was; j5 d1 E e( f- i
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
8 M. A% p- f2 }/ x! h% c- [driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
' P+ r: l# n9 S' n& w4 ^+ c# e/ K“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
/ I& M8 ?8 ?7 ^unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
( ]( j! x( ~2 i! \+ Pdoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
8 ~4 K6 Q: J0 V+ k$ g6 I9 Tengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
% T9 f' N3 p3 C9 U) @1 ]This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”& z6 X: j2 @2 J: `6 P5 x
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two0 ]7 i) d% C9 d- x2 d% ~
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
# r- Y4 X9 w9 X2 R0 F+ AYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
( O6 x0 W/ H9 W/ u. R& ubillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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