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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
( ?0 `" t" H8 ^/ q% k* cMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic9 n3 w/ k6 A7 f1 x$ ?, v
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying; x! K( f* {6 r4 x- a
their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
8 J5 _- A8 j: Y0 Zacceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
# y$ t( T9 a k: |) Pautomaker’s recalls.. G' A9 q! ~# j k, H1 S% R
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
. E v$ V0 I) k6 ~4 W. _( \& pTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the7 H- t2 f& g5 d6 D: r. H/ u
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
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The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
( H, D0 j! m4 Q2 l5 OMatrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at0 V/ I0 u, X$ e6 O8 O3 t4 p
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles# `# {3 B* n" ~+ A1 l0 d J
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of; S. m, v h9 o6 _# }6 r* `* [
previous complaints.! ^; g) E3 _! ?- W8 s1 b2 ?& w" o; V
“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints: u/ Q. g# ]$ }' s0 K; M
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota; k1 S6 S: R2 t& ~5 \% A
spokesman.. b( h8 d0 C. h- y( z7 r- m3 ^
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
, }' [+ V! O! \: j: O$ z) |3 ^unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
# c/ i/ ?3 r# c/ u1 qdeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have& u7 L. ~! i/ H( X6 C
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year8 g1 J+ J9 h8 }) D7 w7 g6 W, m; o
for unintended acceleration.
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Reported Complaints* m2 V( L+ E7 O0 U
" x' V& W7 h5 `' ], kThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
$ P# j6 x- T1 x0 E6 X- ]car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five+ i' B1 N( |& @' {+ R0 z$ g
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
% V3 z. u8 `3 ]. ~4 J* ]The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
- V% y+ ^. @) O) w8 Yat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations( x+ W+ q, ?+ e' ]
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier., S$ ?( k$ a' c
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was% R7 K* A5 ~1 w0 t7 |4 g, W
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the a* c H; p9 ^2 ]( m( d
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.% Y4 w% [% Q# O5 q$ y% z( ~
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the Y0 o n6 q) e+ X
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s; z. X2 N" X) X/ h
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the" h! }& [2 h0 d1 w, u6 O
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.. z8 q( M& |, O8 C: b3 n
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
( s: @' n: h- y5 v! GToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two4 k, Y) B5 c& S3 a6 U$ k. ?
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New* W# ^" l9 C1 o y1 \3 _
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
* l" J6 s8 @. ~" Z; y, v( qbillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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