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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
7 ~) D/ c% U6 ^: w7 @- K$ `: O0 GMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic- _) ^3 R x; B- N" _, g0 Z
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
/ K" Q' c1 j$ l* g; btheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended) {5 r) o7 y9 H: B4 ~& B1 e9 _
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
7 @5 [) g b# a7 c* Vautomaker’s recalls.
7 p5 @0 `( `7 d; N% w3 wThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A9 C* i* U# H8 i2 N% G
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
$ O# H, D; n) O( F" J/ T$ @/ s- Lagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
) D' B1 F( G. V" xvalidity.& @. l6 R( k, c* Z
The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009* {) V0 X& ~ T/ N
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
9 {$ K( D. j! M/ e; _6 Q# mdealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
, r/ D* ~6 h6 _+ y1 a" [9 Dglobally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
8 K$ U; q/ L8 o$ _previous complaints.
7 |& R( T+ K& F8 R1 a“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
1 d; D B" v1 S, k# {involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
4 J3 v7 q5 q+ C6 X A2 E+ t& cspokesman. M% ?4 b* t4 w0 ~; c4 c: g& y9 c" N
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
+ E' B4 }9 Y; L8 A( ^unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52( v6 S/ P5 t1 r# N7 _( }
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have6 [) y6 q# v+ C$ k
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
' e& `( I. P; y1 _* [2 n2 j! ?for unintended acceleration.( T- M: `' h" o
1 D' @, s( C2 R( S9 bReported Complaints3 O$ K" N1 y! q- v8 h
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
8 i5 e5 ~0 r+ m- e! U( ecar was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
3 i0 J( r: k# X& `& ?* ito six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.: l5 D% p( v4 S. `
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
/ E8 S# P6 d% zat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations: X" E; L; B) P7 V; W% b5 Q
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.$ g3 i# O- t X5 b3 l0 {+ n* M
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was, i3 b2 w0 ], S# K) C) f
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
! K% R; G& Z* l+ L4 Y$ K/ jdriver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.- ]: w, l* e" e
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the# Q% @) _% t' Z3 u" i# n6 j
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s$ v9 {( x* p1 D2 s1 W
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the' O( c5 s* W- D1 p0 M1 ~0 Q3 B- N$ \
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.( q6 D7 t& B8 X# |, f' A$ K
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”" d. n+ t4 ^- c3 A# c0 e" h9 G
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two) b$ E2 M/ s& a. M& g' a# Q$ y
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
$ m- H) g% ]* v/ K1 B" x4 cYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
& C$ J/ c, [2 Y9 ^* @billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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