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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk% g3 H/ C, ]0 B3 y3 k7 a
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
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their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended7 I- o; g4 U; _8 v4 T s! }
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
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The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A' h) h% c3 F+ w/ Y( o( g
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
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validity.9 [; \4 R6 S& q
The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
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globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of& _, ~& V% C! F: f
previous complaints.
' N& O, B' Q" f) O“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
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NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
) ~8 U; B1 F- f/ I8 Munintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52( M- \# d. |0 H4 s- r
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have; Y7 i# y; R& f* l% R; i+ ~. ~* @
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year* ]: F/ f; d# t
for unintended acceleration.: S6 E. k3 R7 Z& ~& f- |
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Reported Complaints% V) w6 O' G/ R- V
1 O/ m1 M* b$ f* ]- `. s% K6 KThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the6 M5 j6 `$ u4 L; |0 t+ c2 |
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five; B! c/ B7 {% x+ [% Z# @
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17. Q9 l7 }" Q7 r
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
% Q6 i1 I* }% Tat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
# ? G y3 Q7 k0 S8 eincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.; [0 ^) H: g& o& L( N$ l
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was& L+ f' x! C6 ~* P# C
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
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“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the3 I1 w& Y) M ^# ?5 T7 B7 ^: d
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s% R# d: \( V! \: w
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the+ D3 s5 x: T8 O! r" n9 y
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
! c) O: O) W+ k/ QThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”$ z# w! H3 h2 a3 I$ w
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two* f; o7 a1 p6 L, T) F' W2 q! q3 N. J
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New8 x& K# y9 R# Q1 a0 g& C) A- y1 W/ p
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34, |. ?4 x8 A9 B9 j* A
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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