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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
( J* _/ b* T" w- s$ qMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
% d& N5 O5 j. {6 W$ P2 TSafety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
+ q( U9 J3 f; O/ G; P7 k, Stheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
, ]0 T+ J6 h9 J3 s- G# r$ g$ d' Racceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the/ N. h5 c1 v9 [
automaker’s recalls.% f3 N1 m7 O3 ^
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
3 y4 w- \: x, |/ Q2 `1 \' e; MTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the* \! ~9 X3 S# N% w- P# e
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
: {" h. x. B- l. Evalidity.9 J+ `1 ?. b1 w) x+ e' s6 l
The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
9 i5 Y2 @; v. `8 \ T' jMatrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
1 b2 D/ h: E" b6 |dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles% N, P" P. G. K- l( d# P* ~
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
: n! x. T) Z7 \7 M% A1 Z1 Pprevious complaints.
& Q+ q! Y) _9 U5 @& J# B“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
5 V) y! `) S1 @4 }$ f9 Ginvolving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
* l; f; T) e1 k1 [/ i4 }spokesman.
8 K; ^3 G4 S' _8 YNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
9 T# T# D: M7 [2 T/ d8 \$ {unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52: `1 n8 q- Z' k# j
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have2 {9 H/ j) N$ L
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year d; s, l/ O/ i' Q# w
for unintended acceleration.& A" _$ R5 i7 Q! g5 C
1 |, O1 _* [# X( UReported Complaints2 c& y8 q) s& K& Q5 V. J& h! r2 L
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
! M3 D `4 ?7 `# ^, ncar was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
5 B3 [1 J& q: Y& bto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.' f& N) {3 f( V' T8 \' ^2 m/ e& }6 u
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were' L, \' I( b7 X3 Y
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations, a; C3 h T' s" C' b: Q2 q
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
d) r& p9 ]% `: j1 ^" ]The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was% U7 Z! H ?% a& i5 x0 C# C
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the2 i. m+ \% z2 f( c( M3 `
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot., P( x7 O; ?! ~$ w! _, ~, B4 z
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
$ f5 |$ S/ Y: n. @8 l1 k% Junidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
# p* j! x4 ^& \0 l4 G7 J* Vdoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the0 M; n6 T+ u$ L$ y. W4 Z8 q
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
4 i& H, T/ }% M! ~+ IThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
, k8 p4 y* k: u- s' {% Z$ [Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two4 X4 r* J, p2 t* p3 I
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
; i/ |7 n$ y# u( vYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
0 L, g. n9 D% K4 h3 Ybillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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