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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
& y& g3 T# [( J' ZMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
1 Q g' W/ M, j N; l' XSafety Administration received four reports from drivers saying$ t8 F. s9 ~* O. G( M. ~& M
their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
8 }1 z) h8 q" H0 X" M7 Q% Nacceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the [6 z! G% G7 I1 }$ Q- n, y
automaker’s recalls./ a, H2 ?1 O# P( ?8 `6 Y
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
1 P5 h( B* H' {2 a# vTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the/ t% G$ {0 S3 C( S4 u
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their7 }( ~- u/ ?( Q% ^
validity.
: g( i4 l7 V" t/ J# yThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009$ j' h9 H9 J/ Z
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at3 @# C" {* w- {: O8 }6 X
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
) U4 E& B$ K6 n8 {+ m% Tglobally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of F; t/ N: ^1 x. X( F4 H8 \& D: s
previous complaints. n1 `: M& }$ G: w" @
“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints& U$ G, F5 Q/ m
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota& \6 {* T" j- c
spokesman.
& B' E1 r3 c. e! A# v: PNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
2 ]! x5 q! j: @+ Runintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52! ]' q1 u# c1 j5 W
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
) m2 N. \8 C; |! }4 L% ibeen reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year8 d Z' N& Q9 {, @5 K
for unintended acceleration.
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5 k* {& k& a# T# C1 }/ }Reported Complaints
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the, z8 A4 @! o( m
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five' U* b/ _. d$ m5 @& I- F0 Q p9 f. h
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
" W; |6 b o7 m f* n- b1 DThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were* j% U P# D6 K, o2 e
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations; {( f! Q$ `( ]2 l
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.7 i! {7 k3 ]8 o Z* G0 k$ Q% J
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
6 l6 ^" R- @4 [6 Dcompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the- y& O$ ~3 L9 Z/ P8 ~3 m
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
3 e+ C0 w9 |" {“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
' }" c+ L; O! a; o, Nunidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s( z: r4 ~+ h% P% Y5 x5 M4 D
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
# e# i& u4 x; Yengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
9 P5 a( `2 @$ C, ^' T9 R0 zThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”. t' n" q* l% C+ m
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
% J( W& [8 ? ]3 jordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
4 s3 h! S2 j, N: o( IYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $341 }. C0 L/ {, r
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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