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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
" h9 z( |% n0 T, z5 w1 vMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic' N3 G- f' l! R, X3 R7 d" r* s
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying1 q# W( g$ M- l1 C" H
their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended. X3 m( o% a& ?0 }" x6 @
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
: |0 T5 N0 H1 l& \+ E" W& @; Qautomaker’s recalls.4 V- H0 k$ ~! I% q& ~/ k, F
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
. f6 d! x6 C1 W! s% F8 wTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the, }, y$ z: \/ j7 l" I
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
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dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
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previous complaints.
" U. c+ G* B# E: X; ]“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints3 F8 r) Q' Y5 @/ {8 [
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota, `, F% s* v3 X7 p4 s2 E
spokesman. k" W& d# ` {' I/ m# t5 d0 D9 _
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
1 C5 Y7 k; i' `4 Ounintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
# U" C' t7 x, r; \( W; B- b d2 edeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have5 K, E" p6 B6 p% U( K$ d. g
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year! c/ |4 P, p8 @" l t& ]# T$ a
for unintended acceleration.7 Z% y% Z t) P' ~( g
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Reported Complaints& E3 u* x% j: Q( Q3 A
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the. s. f# S& \/ x4 r9 o: y! I
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five, k7 |+ e" h2 m6 ]& @& X
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
* E, Z5 V$ h [7 T. N5 HThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were$ g4 R9 H' i3 C( N& _
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
# a9 f) D* ~4 mincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
- U8 h( m- }& J2 C2 ^6 g+ fThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
) H0 K/ p. y- B, a( v' `completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the) F; r' ?# _3 n
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
: c6 {( w4 d# z& j/ k) {“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the9 c. b4 U: a( j
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
9 V% a. }7 V' s) }* k& H2 }doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the/ E: M$ v8 U: H" c' E8 r
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
1 w0 \9 |. {& w! k- J7 Z% aThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
; Y" ?2 ?0 s( Z% SToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
: j3 ~& d* A4 b8 X1 y, k+ Sordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
1 s" w+ i6 f$ \York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $349 d/ ]) u7 q, j1 w6 f I2 T
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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