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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk$ N- b; p) T6 j% l6 R! S
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic8 f8 e$ T+ V% p
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying; e* S$ E- n. I6 R
their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended* Q. o6 e1 O8 P: _, \2 k) Q4 x( Y
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
( k2 i3 e3 D3 `& }automaker’s recalls.3 A- ]. g" N) g9 W
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A4 }* |6 f" P7 r' K
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
+ b _' E, P7 ?& T1 Tagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
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! q- i% D* \5 |+ |; j& d! TThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 20097 _( h( } f, Y! `
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at3 _+ x+ }$ q9 k7 l) u( q8 l: R
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles$ o0 n8 S' W. ]: ~+ M8 `1 Z" e
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
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“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints1 \$ G- _, Z q. l
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
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NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
3 U+ ]2 E8 V3 r$ hunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 521 J4 \6 M. j1 t" Y: c- S
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have" x7 z4 m9 V; R3 W `+ j X
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
3 d; M0 L4 B" h3 mfor unintended acceleration.
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Reported Complaints
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the* I- R- L( x8 g
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
6 Q# v* R9 e6 B8 e9 F% }to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
$ `, a! \" S" @* r$ l1 }# w! zThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were8 _4 V2 c! W% S( z% c+ `
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations! C0 @6 V) z% ^
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
. c" k: E8 c* hThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
1 j$ I" X+ t' m; R V( B/ Pcompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
9 d0 Z9 u9 C1 `" P2 R" Rdriver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.. v* ?% p. T N+ q1 {0 z
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
8 Q- ?+ x3 M$ p. i5 [. `unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s$ Q. f; A+ m2 i0 J4 D+ s& ]
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the5 D- [% K6 |' ~0 v" ^9 J3 f# {$ w' l- |# ?
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.9 k" F6 w$ I8 A; u% ~ A
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”. `4 t1 _) L- x2 h, m' T9 ^
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two1 D8 `1 D0 M6 j. e( h, k i1 v
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
. L$ ^0 \. u; S+ d' f5 v4 k" QYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
# F0 h4 s" }& K9 q1 r1 |5 u1 Abillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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