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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk0 W2 v, F( j0 P1 @
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic& G4 q4 k. \9 Y
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying; o" a* j- ?# Y) z
their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
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automaker’s recalls.% u/ x+ `4 N# a* t! H9 |. E
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A9 ] \# m$ `( t0 Z) f$ F5 G
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
: z$ h3 p/ j7 ]- V* B/ ]agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
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+ F, Q- m" `# S7 Z! _5 XThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 20099 z* I" q2 x3 F) |3 @/ m1 _( [
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at1 E7 s* `! F! c8 F% h2 @
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles7 z7 w5 }' `( l) I& ?
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of' G {) E+ { ^' s, \6 P( N
previous complaints.8 w# I3 x2 ]$ x$ ]! ]8 ]
“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints. L4 m4 V+ r; F8 c: o, Y& K
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
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8 {' r6 i$ A _3 _7 z& u8 INHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
. ^% ?( d' R; M h3 F7 Tunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52 J9 W$ D& z( N1 O
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
2 }2 i" A, R" M, K- Q" L$ a. f6 ~# Qbeen reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
- H1 i* m2 `. Z4 o. wfor unintended acceleration.( Z! _ D: B) j5 R$ h' M
0 E$ l/ N# D' d$ JReported Complaints( [8 P, X& _1 |
1 i( V, S5 W$ PThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
" b1 U i7 ?* }9 U: S2 v. j# `car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
# C1 |0 X$ l7 q& c7 L7 B- D, @to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17./ C+ W) ~: u1 Z3 s( }; y
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were8 J* [ @* y c. o' c5 B9 r, r6 q
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations* t! v4 p! j# W1 @7 i( ]! S4 J8 q8 U
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.$ q" X- h: J# ]3 I/ Z
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was- a6 r Y& A2 y: v/ K7 Q* l/ h9 O
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the* T9 Y8 ?/ B" n
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
: f) n* S% |8 j1 m& P“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
! @/ }" C( `0 R4 c$ [unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
1 w! h) d' X5 V* Udoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
, M+ U# O! D$ l, ~5 P5 ~* q V0 Wengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
* `2 z4 s7 r) {+ xThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”; a+ Z) }$ u) f2 y S9 ]/ l
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two/ W9 _8 G( U9 v
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New. K# w0 c: {( O; S& R
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34% y& a/ c9 g0 K5 k
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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