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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk: f$ I, @0 U5 B% ^+ S9 U0 Q
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
+ M( ]0 t- f0 Z7 Y( _9 o% SSafety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
1 }+ F' M* z) \; V$ Q& ptheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
, P9 a% V5 G1 w* e5 Q, Oacceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
6 u( V7 W7 U; hautomaker’s recalls.
3 A! N/ [4 {' YThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
) b" J5 M* u+ B$ KTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
l& i0 L7 x6 d t- T! F( m3 ^agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
5 v5 Y+ l1 l& n2 Bvalidity.4 {& P3 B% n2 N4 [5 }) V# v+ ^
The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 20097 I! T1 x& U4 C. l5 e, H
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at# b0 t+ a8 k: P3 H+ L' c
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles J, ]! O+ l* E I! O: a, J, G
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of% }- o( A1 G7 z0 Z, ~% E/ [ `
previous complaints.
9 x$ a' \2 M* M9 O1 ~' P“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints: p2 R/ ~/ _' M
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
4 n* {& ], t' ?" Y. Jspokesman.# G% {$ n6 Q" A6 C
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to9 I" d) ~# q2 D0 i9 q; F4 g
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
) O+ ?" r; I9 y' B8 z2 }deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have8 i0 v% ^: l s1 v/ l# |
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
& }3 [1 H D( j0 {3 ?0 h$ Jfor unintended acceleration.
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" j) C# Y- m; }6 w! @5 qReported Complaints
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! o C! t; i0 U( R) `$ a( p5 }The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
+ j" W9 X8 g) p8 I0 f! ccar was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five; K1 Z8 {9 O& w* G1 L
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
% P. | q. Q( a1 v w' EThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were# U" Z. |. p. Y5 A/ [
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
! l) Q6 s! A/ J8 Q Iincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
; r" w. ?2 D& wThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
. \- s9 D5 |( D1 Ncompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
$ p: I& k) I/ m1 _/ p* A4 @driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
' Q, B' ^9 f2 r* S2 q5 m$ A; \2 H“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the, f0 m8 I4 y" Z6 p$ F
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s# T) B2 D4 W" [9 _+ O: d: ~
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the# q! |. P, P8 O2 k& t! _/ A9 z
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.1 P5 y) B9 w5 b% q+ H0 O2 P
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”0 \. m! Y3 |6 }' [5 S& O" z& F( D6 v; }+ @
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two+ C. P$ o/ E' ?5 x" B k
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New# |! u$ G* K: K, f
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
1 J5 B- \8 P7 v/ G) |' gbillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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