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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
6 i2 m( | E( y h" ~; [- VMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic6 }" s8 ^! X; l
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
1 W5 Y$ Y! r7 i. `) g i+ X/ stheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
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automaker’s recalls.
, H" ^, h$ }7 h5 B) D# cThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
% u& N* A$ C2 }5 JTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
8 j5 T" x' ^0 ~6 H2 }, Gagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
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The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 20092 @) {1 {( E( u" u
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at+ G) _# Q. p0 K6 B
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles, M: q; T! ]# @1 q6 Q, j
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of0 j# z' N6 d4 i5 Q, a
previous complaints.+ u6 j0 U0 x; y0 q: X, N
“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints" E; t' x; p* y* k6 z5 u- _9 }
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
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NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
' Z' A8 y7 V( S4 u. T9 ?( Nunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
/ \7 |5 j$ k7 _6 `' K, Ddeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
' \6 T! b1 |% o- ?8 q4 Abeen reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year6 M' r* ^$ y2 r0 \# T
for unintended acceleration.
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5 A0 E `. Q( K: D/ |Reported Complaints2 r! X( W5 f7 }
1 s& B, ^$ c. Q g# N9 T; BThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
Z" ?* I! C/ m Y4 zcar was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five- P( w8 l7 f4 K. _7 K
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.% g! R! _1 t2 N% w+ e- c1 \7 h" B
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were& J3 j, d* A0 U/ t
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations& H4 @" z: q# S6 c( P1 _3 {
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
7 H4 I5 t8 Q9 p, ~, j7 e$ CThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
9 _2 l/ P! i. V- m5 t% s* U9 Kcompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the" J8 K" b- \5 |! v
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.( I" g2 _) @, U* ]( X( L( i
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
7 ], K6 G) G5 `unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s2 ^1 u' y' r- E% [& T; w
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
8 M9 Y7 H$ y# W) k5 l: h1 o( b# `engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
$ H4 t$ c! _* w) u1 M' _This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”1 \' J% p4 o6 ^$ w2 ~: q# d
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two/ O: {5 o8 I1 H1 [
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
4 Q% Q5 p) o2 r6 i' |York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34; x- P; \! z5 W% {# d
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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