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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk. d$ b' X* S' }/ n- m% K1 m' O
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic# o! A: P+ t! [( B( W
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
" W/ j- b) I; ttheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
- v/ v8 m# L" C) p+ ^: N' Uacceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the& e& [% g8 x% t0 a
automaker’s recalls.
$ [! n1 C: f1 @The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
# H1 @8 h. K. O2 e& iTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
* U" i, H$ s! Q* f+ ]/ jagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
8 z$ d: _2 D3 R% B! ]1 `validity.
4 i" k" l3 j$ Y% ]# qThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
) ^% z$ m8 q. s* LMatrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
8 @) p4 ]3 U6 `7 Cdealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
0 H3 O- i8 w- I6 s% H" Zglobally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of) ~- V' p H9 P
previous complaints.
$ o. K1 x( V6 [0 n0 r“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
6 n+ V3 z# ]* @4 W% c& b2 ~involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
, Q+ m3 F, t7 r. p5 \9 y0 Z7 Jspokesman.7 p2 [. Q' O/ x/ E+ u; q6 y6 K
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
+ x0 n2 Q* u9 ~8 U# }unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 528 N+ d" ]' @( E
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have; I" c5 N8 f7 ~5 {5 K
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
+ F% i8 t% Y ]. q' h2 G0 M) dfor unintended acceleration.4 A9 [7 q. e/ f+ R. @, c
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Reported Complaints& H% m8 ]6 `+ r0 l4 C
2 q7 \2 B' Z* ]: N0 G; C" @The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
5 J4 y9 g5 Q8 h) A- B" `' `car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
& @, i/ ~) N* ~ I& e: y: w1 kto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.8 ]4 P7 W, c" z
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
7 i7 @( i- U: U/ s8 m8 }: ^at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
" N" R6 n- R( d, Bincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
) D- m' m8 W: y; c. dThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was* K! q9 _5 E" v9 I' _- M) s
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the! k6 z& n) k1 o% `/ `9 G: x
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.8 {) O% q [5 Y3 f; _
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
3 f/ j4 y: J; K4 r, |# C* a# Iunidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
# P- Q6 w% M) _# R3 Rdoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
6 v/ f/ ]4 ^" }' ~2 Hengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
- M3 \& U, b' `This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
) a# I+ W; }$ H5 _/ HToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two* c$ \: D l, r( t/ }3 t2 }! D7 C
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New/ J# H1 j1 s4 @+ [4 ]3 |$ ?
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
' f, {9 S9 X3 ?+ s* b- O, Ibillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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