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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
2 ]" t9 W( b8 x7 SMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
% c! H6 T% w2 i$ t8 W6 R2 _Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
, n5 k! t3 e' i5 O5 qtheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended. N& L/ s% k% o# |& ?0 ~# Q+ z
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
0 t/ ^2 i6 j0 E, k* D3 {1 Oautomaker’s recalls.
3 ~% J- P+ d- S- m7 T U7 _1 OThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A9 O6 X$ l+ i* ]5 J
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
5 X; K u, S n9 s7 ?7 ragency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their0 K% c1 R+ ]7 |$ ~* i% I
validity.) x' A9 \. J) A- ?
The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
7 M- E9 w; V5 j2 R. |# kMatrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
) y0 t5 i5 a# D. R' pdealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
( z) p: I0 t' ]" uglobally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
' @5 A* e1 D3 b/ [: Eprevious complaints.; I! F. J* T6 [; T0 Y
“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
0 F1 @& Z0 }, Jinvolving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota! g2 _# _+ R) {- Z0 {- B. Z1 n
spokesman.8 _1 r; n2 [; I. }+ I% _$ W
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to* u% p0 V( h& W2 v* Z) T
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52" b1 g4 b7 |! o: C
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have+ c* ?* P* u) C. B" ]! o* L) r
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year# D# E3 b$ J: s6 i9 c, `
for unintended acceleration.) i. {/ w6 q2 p: { v0 J2 Z
4 v) S# v9 v% B7 KReported Complaints6 h1 B% b1 t/ z* p! D9 x
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the, b1 Z% `$ ^& c3 z% j5 Q' O
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
$ P! \4 m2 k% J2 t0 Gto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
% C' Z# z: q1 X" d Q5 kThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were9 x, V1 V, G/ Y- y, U: p
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations/ Q& |! u7 Z5 O
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
) d+ J, J5 ?# y7 L+ H4 OThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was. }1 p1 L- K3 S; m
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the; e- s w: N m' D3 F9 D
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.! k" C9 B; `3 w: H: c4 J
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the' L7 p; t8 x* [: g% |$ }0 U- x
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
; q2 |# c Z) w5 S4 m+ w0 v4 fdoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
' r9 |" v1 Y; L4 \engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
- ]7 `- @! E1 {& D$ PThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
7 N7 ]) o7 n% K- a/ iToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
. I, C" O0 W* D+ v/ g6 e2 k9 g& F4 Tordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
( O$ o! {) U+ \" S8 W* [( ~York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
! |5 }8 v) e) S0 bbillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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