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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk# n. Y9 w) Q* k2 Q, y4 t
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic2 n+ z' E. s. G. t4 O
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
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acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the. z4 g0 W& N( z7 u
automaker’s recalls.4 j- s* A9 J; W$ P5 y: X( S- Z
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
5 k8 t/ n: K" P! pTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
6 v7 t% W* U; F7 [3 X* iagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their$ g- X7 b7 O7 A) ?. f# H
validity.
}2 ?! j8 c( F. G# {) Z$ w; OThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
- t8 x Z Z6 ?9 y3 N4 ?+ ~! w3 kMatrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
1 ?3 \2 _2 ]' D5 z' r. Xdealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles* j9 O1 G1 r: `0 F
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
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1 p; Y& g& b6 c/ n3 T" r3 C“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
2 w& H" q, H2 {4 \# w) Q1 N; Zinvolving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota6 ?8 J7 V; {, B* H
spokesman.
, r5 U# l! F0 GNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to7 \+ T) b0 U2 A7 B) j- s% i; t+ Y) T
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
6 k% Z2 @% w2 r- s. e+ jdeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have+ z/ T# [1 U! o; ?# S
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
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Reported Complaints
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( i) x D: P% C7 J- l) ~The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
5 D$ U2 S- x1 k3 |. ~car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
- m0 s/ C" v6 Jto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.9 i! e5 } V" k( c. o
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were" a+ \7 K. j4 U2 g2 b% u' a- O1 r
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
% D" ~" n' N$ j& hincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.& K4 J+ v" v5 ~9 E0 R
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
) ?, a+ q- r; I u. K- _6 pcompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the; ] Z( l2 b% L: N( b
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
4 e J L1 m4 p“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the$ h _' N) k9 @% ^* {) K
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
+ o2 T; g0 U2 D# ~; Ldoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
6 M6 K" d6 r- @% Fengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
/ M, Q, `% g7 t# _ bThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”/ ~; J2 j5 V8 e/ i: |
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two. {) } l+ P+ w, H
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
1 ?3 ~' [! Y3 Y4 |/ @York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34; t. L! i7 E3 F3 @- D$ n4 \( k6 H
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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