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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk _ ]! P& x* P. z
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
% e) G1 I6 B BSafety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
. A' h: s6 n) y% W$ H+ t7 _their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended; L( A, C" q3 y6 C; \
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the1 {6 {6 Z! r; t/ ?: _: t9 Z' D E W
automaker’s recalls.
: [+ y0 s, H7 ]The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
1 p2 i: } z$ k4 LTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
. U ?5 Z! y2 F$ @$ N% bagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
( m0 I* n' `: D( x" V# P( |0 cvalidity.
4 _) \( N$ l6 k7 O8 m# YThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
% S6 z8 x% _% }% J. pMatrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at* G2 L8 A# _7 `6 k- L, f+ }
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles" h. H! v! D) e' \( l
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of6 d, R) n8 [3 g, a: z
previous complaints.
7 j' }6 j8 _; M“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints* {( @) [4 u. l: b
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
3 T9 q0 Y' Q: q. Tspokesman.
4 ^& J1 i0 `* e: B- o5 R! ENHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to- T: j6 E% _9 Q
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52& K( B& ^8 ]3 Q/ Z
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have( e- z, l0 q0 @; u& a
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year0 ~# \9 X, r) a9 ]* M0 A
for unintended acceleration.$ \ i* l; N! b( w
- a& P- A$ c( t" |Reported Complaints
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5 B8 T: x' T" \/ G3 s" m! XThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
8 X7 `$ V; z' h7 K2 L: ]car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five$ ]2 p5 x7 T- X
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.( n! r# |5 {9 j. L3 L C! V* c2 X4 |
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were& d6 O6 U% r! Q2 ? ?8 S
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations. G, u8 [& t9 r" B
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
2 T/ y- q& i) DThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
- B. U0 q6 ]1 y* ncompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the2 d1 Q! U% U# ]9 E4 n6 m
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
1 \+ t' l: R; o“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the) t4 @, _$ K3 e( R- f
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s; ^8 S( Q0 O( }% X0 t f
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
1 \' D: i2 x# Mengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.) g0 s+ Z0 G8 g: _6 f2 Z& u8 z
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
6 O+ \- Z8 y6 h2 r0 k6 x+ U* sToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two& ^, E9 @# w! J5 y
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New, C' A, V* q2 @* v2 [7 ]
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
( t+ I3 }5 `' i9 d% nbillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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