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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
L) s% Q. y$ E/ ~: u3 L! UMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
7 L1 J1 `/ R' n, O: ?1 nSafety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
* ^ {5 o! n( htheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
2 f5 E3 Q2 z2 w o2 Racceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
, T1 ~! R- E' m$ Pautomaker’s recalls.
& _7 G: \! i0 u9 @The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A' S" {5 i% W' b/ b- K% }
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the, V/ ?( Y2 H O5 m7 ?; b) t, _
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
9 X2 ~+ ?1 ]4 o9 h9 Y, i8 M1 Qvalidity.
' J; a! a! V& ~7 wThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009% G8 t$ Y$ U2 N& w1 @6 s
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at' x2 K7 F2 A2 G5 L. u
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles/ N/ y. o1 d$ h) I
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
% ]* L, ?7 F3 zprevious complaints.
; i5 L2 O8 k5 p, b8 W“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
! R" P: R9 x& N9 M+ Hinvolving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
2 R2 }! T0 U8 {spokesman.
4 X7 P4 n/ ]! z ~; S/ c5 CNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
: s+ r& T5 P# o5 o* Vunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52. m5 }1 N8 B+ ~/ E; w6 F
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have# f3 \5 j7 v, w7 e8 [
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year. A, x9 m0 } ~/ u
for unintended acceleration. Q/ [2 D! L, G/ o9 d7 o8 P: D
( |' D( T" w# k' D6 k* F" XReported Complaints9 _7 `$ S% |& d9 p, }8 m6 E
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the" X% t5 ]! x: n! Z2 L* q) Y! J) V
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five" K+ I( Z2 E7 U8 H( X& ]+ e6 j) I; K( E
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.+ s3 G) s! x8 T7 |# [( d7 z
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were- O! I1 {+ B% E0 E# `, q
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
' L+ P5 s5 ?) ]- Z1 j" Z/ z) Uincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.) c R% C7 I+ F& F! Z
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
* e% G6 z [3 f2 P* I% m/ @completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the" _* h. {! b' F; L9 i1 I" C
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.% P. S% x$ ]" s) _ W0 M4 G
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the3 l* E# `' O0 k/ W- D4 J6 p
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
7 h6 Y" b. W* I% y a5 v4 U: c2 M& tdoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
4 I# @0 f! @9 j* Kengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
+ d7 ^- V1 H, ?3 D; h# ]This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”+ s Y. j4 P6 ~8 Z1 H' o& ~$ D
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two( O; w/ N, q5 w0 v7 ?
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New- p8 t% j3 D/ l u+ i! W
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $348 T# {. @8 e! o" @
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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