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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
' F* O9 b, o' X5 t$ WMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic# Z4 [* o3 c3 C6 y
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
: A9 T- j. _% n9 B+ p- htheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
' n9 O q& p! e, macceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
9 G9 ^- K% ]0 nautomaker’s recalls.
; a- {) \7 V+ }" F; JThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
2 U" u3 z5 W; Q- Q! R: MTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
' | E! y1 ?( F4 @% c* Oagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
" |, J+ k7 K1 V" [validity.
/ t, I" V" R' S" l' d. O" h7 vThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 20096 K% w4 R8 R7 r, s1 {5 C
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
$ I$ ~; E* z! G. K8 p( w* adealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
" N# n: ?5 v- ~. |2 E8 \+ wglobally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
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“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints& ?: }2 a& D& M) S3 l/ y' {+ b
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
5 Q- s& Y, U& Y6 ~2 espokesman.
; [1 K8 Q0 G4 t3 F, s8 a4 F% ONHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to5 k# }; b% g5 H- u2 l' N/ L* z
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52& M: A" |2 O% i: O
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have1 S l% D; F$ Z, b/ K
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year9 Y% L: c4 [1 K! C# q7 K
for unintended acceleration.5 \! }7 p: y3 d
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Reported Complaints
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
9 ?# f+ Q* c% r. Rcar was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five( O2 Z7 s; z7 ]
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
, g' p) z/ b* J9 @# d$ u% xThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
; j! t; v+ ^& g$ J+ {/ w6 vat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations! s; P8 u" V( P! b
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.( q7 d/ ` M9 G9 a \9 Q
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was# z# [/ o8 z% e( U: C- W% K% {, Q
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the/ \/ G9 j/ E' j. Z5 H! x
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
5 Q1 W: ^7 k6 c/ p" R2 z“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the% l2 q4 p6 \, G1 z
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
- B- k4 b3 J4 p! f! S$ [$ K( @doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the1 ~0 D/ L4 b9 a/ o/ @+ D
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.2 b$ g' E/ ^) |- h3 y& E
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
m0 l, Z1 [7 O& y X" R% M6 ?" ^. FToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two* _; Y. Q- F/ C" O0 s" h
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
7 Z* w! ~4 x( v: g/ B% U pYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $344 B8 c. `* [" i: M8 H% C
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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