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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk0 Q* s# b- Q$ i( m5 l# e
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
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their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended9 P+ B5 N& r' m* O Y0 s4 [; g, N) z
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
( E. V; r7 F) h! I) n( nautomaker’s recalls.
: ?- j1 R9 K8 K) g1 @ SThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
' D' z y! l9 j4 VTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the: k- [8 c) h& p: f/ |, O
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
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The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 20097 I. q: j/ Y$ k9 |% @
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at9 z2 x/ c' P# ^* _
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
, S! R. x/ F/ nglobally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of/ R6 S& ^; b0 o0 @- ~' P
previous complaints.
6 _0 n, }7 h" n$ t' v3 U( I+ }, C% Z“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints3 l# y6 f: l/ r! F, M
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota! K4 ]" u$ W2 `7 }4 O8 p
spokesman. | `, o7 _( T9 V" I$ F; a" N* f
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
+ n" T8 T2 I1 z8 q- Wunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
6 n7 m9 k- A6 udeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have6 e% `* Q7 p& U6 a' U2 {& @
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
2 ~1 N" S6 w3 {for unintended acceleration.
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Reported Complaints3 `- R: ~9 r# x' R/ n( \. P
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the4 r4 i6 L. K8 x% ^" Y9 n# Q
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five$ u, p5 I9 n: k: S; I& @' z
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
7 M. [8 c# @) ~4 y+ _+ GThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were: I) I; M3 R3 O; Z$ o
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations k7 X5 [1 R$ `( R: G* K
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
: A1 q7 d+ ]; SThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was7 \; n8 m3 G# R1 v0 y6 U
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
7 [& ?& `7 r9 o- P1 rdriver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
' P# d" S, ?' H“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the- h- K6 k5 z6 Z/ s3 Y& V. Z
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
4 [1 y/ }, d3 Y: sdoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
6 ?* f8 U! }) ]2 Nengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
( w8 p- }8 [) oThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”3 G5 J; y# Y$ M4 W& W c+ |
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two. Q4 ^% [& R9 o, S& |) U: i
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
/ p1 A9 R1 R. yYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
0 T4 Y' v: y. ?( c! A2 i- Xbillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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