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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk% v F* w! a4 {5 k9 s' \7 q/ e3 J
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
1 W" D7 y+ x1 D# H9 ^ w' fSafety Administration received four reports from drivers saying3 Z, |" Q5 M- E; x! V0 W# r
their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
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automaker’s recalls.
* ~0 w/ v6 b, u% _4 ?The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A1 ?$ \, W8 E! U3 K. o! o
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
2 h! \, ]" l. c3 `0 Gagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
/ G, d) S1 F* W; | g8 @validity." p, P$ Z* _8 E1 w+ O' z/ |
The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
8 y7 f+ s5 p& VMatrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
8 y8 U1 b, z. H1 s2 ~dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
8 N$ {1 c: d, Zglobally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of! z$ y; [+ ~& ]# w6 ]! p. S
previous complaints. J2 Y: E9 ~$ k; J2 k
“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints9 `+ ^1 S. I1 L: b; Q# g& u
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
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NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to9 |( S; a/ M3 H& K% F
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52* W& Y B: c$ t: j$ k! Q, j* h
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have6 V2 o6 J; v8 R, L9 C
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year0 g4 L+ m( a2 x' u, N- c
for unintended acceleration.
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Reported Complaints! {1 s( R/ L4 i/ {
2 i, K- C+ M1 n, M5 |& l/ vThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
$ O2 n/ G# t( `' T2 pcar was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five. a& f5 k* p8 p4 r- f
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17., q9 g" j; s3 D* C
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were0 B% s% ^8 U- T
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
0 Q: F& h5 Q4 I' c8 ?2 hincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.0 V* ~: U D6 x
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
. C; {* G$ s" v Ncompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the4 b' v _9 [2 s9 K/ U
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.+ n0 \8 b9 Y Q# q1 x/ V7 E" {
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
+ q) ^& f7 g: b) S+ W7 iunidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s/ d8 b; `% v6 h: p! y8 {
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
y- q* ]$ M' z9 y4 m. C& ~: ^: ?engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
0 L2 s% I4 g. v2 D: {This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
6 `" W5 ?% |) K fToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two3 d( Z. i& z3 D# Z5 s% N% V9 a
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
) _: ]+ J( t' i; l$ W$ }& P; m! Z; FYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
8 h: |3 h9 j7 @7 C5 p: Y* t: M: Ebillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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