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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk5 m, h; n& Z. |; ]' X
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
# I; a" n" H. ~/ H) Y6 \6 Q, J: ySafety Administration received four reports from drivers saying0 }% N* n& b' }7 h6 Q/ I* N
their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended2 `( V3 }# Q) r! I+ z
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the( s, E h( ~. a* R- v; w
automaker’s recalls.7 ~8 O0 w) a0 k' \: ?
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
6 g. `( l) g6 y: }9 T4 LTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
4 c* d2 p0 |% ]1 _7 J" c* Eagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their- j6 e: z( p) S4 O3 C
validity.
/ w+ G) `2 G+ n, C2 @: YThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009# Y+ Q0 ]2 M& j V0 B
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at; ^ u9 g& G& |
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles' ?' r2 U* a5 M4 m* c
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of, q$ S, A3 D$ ]1 E0 m5 `
previous complaints.0 z/ l: z9 [% ?3 V0 c
“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
$ O( S& m! @9 i, [involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota7 h% W6 [! q" a% O" l
spokesman.
9 o7 J" v' R [: g' zNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to9 z! M3 l6 K+ r1 z. Y; K/ ]2 k1 v
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52+ L4 j5 v( A6 }
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have6 _5 i o& g0 d4 A/ P3 e
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year0 Z- F$ d! U- a3 J
for unintended acceleration.: f: J o% Q. U2 ~
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Reported Complaints9 e4 g- [& P( L7 w* n* P% p' F
0 p) x+ L6 C5 q& f& g) U2 j$ N7 P1 s$ fThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
( U) q' q9 M p' ]car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
" W. y3 a3 l) y! P* H( Yto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
/ G; C' \+ |- Y, u" TThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
- S. @3 p: p' A Z- v' fat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
# C. n" ?, t, a% V$ |5 R/ Mincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
, x1 h% A0 E8 K: O% q$ f8 M0 ]! L% BThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
' A8 z1 Q: d {( W9 C7 Q) _# I0 Acompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
* A: g% R7 S* w+ y7 i& kdriver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.+ t9 Z; N1 o% r6 a K$ x3 k% j5 [
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the& I" E0 O$ f+ A$ U
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
$ T$ w9 a% X- q8 Ydoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the: _9 [- u* x$ `
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.' ^- i" T' K0 R4 |4 Q5 L6 x5 {
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”. x2 B' x" R7 ]6 q- K2 j8 c
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two! _8 }/ k- w0 k
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New ]. h. ^8 V2 H0 o2 M& o1 X) x
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
% o5 {+ ?- r" y# y0 Dbillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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