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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk9 L2 I6 h5 s) [$ O2 a) t
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic3 `" e/ `/ |# ?% u3 v* h
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying3 l+ W: ]% |5 W
their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended* p1 H+ R* H+ i. |
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
3 e% n1 E' ]- d4 r5 c( {* Z- nautomaker’s recalls.
+ u8 k' r' E5 @$ V. W. y- Q9 @1 nThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
+ @2 S2 r& I' N3 R7 O+ [3 `7 @Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
, A+ J7 F( p% d4 qagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their, N5 l' C" c# e/ z, D- d; p. P. u- b
validity.8 Z3 O3 {( u/ }! `) |- R4 ^0 c* s
The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009& I9 g }: b% ^$ d8 t
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at1 \' m( r, r# `2 m* i4 n( F8 |
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles+ {" O1 J P% B, K' N& S
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
0 ?8 y* |5 p6 J1 |previous complaints.
9 Q+ _6 W6 K4 f& V# G0 n: H* `% f“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints. {3 C$ m" S( u: a8 N2 {0 i
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota4 a9 N1 N! [7 z9 W# | V* t
spokesman.
0 F, }% q: x5 D5 ?" rNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
3 C8 L( ^7 f* a9 r7 vunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52 d( |# S2 x# b3 N
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have6 @& U# V2 y* `$ d; U" U1 @
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year# w3 q- ?2 @% N. u2 \
for unintended acceleration.2 m3 m y% X, b# [) S' e- C8 N8 m
+ n7 U, e) ~% RReported Complaints' ?0 z* ~. Q( d3 n5 i# X G I# l; L
2 W8 u" h E6 ?! v* ]8 P3 LThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
& \6 o+ M3 G- y4 y9 dcar was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five! R: g: D8 v% {3 F _7 B4 ]
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.3 A) O1 m& x1 y5 N4 Q
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were! a$ B/ F! r0 J
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
5 E7 j) H( ?3 K p" N% qincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.9 X5 @7 K% j9 W. y
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was3 B' Z0 ?" D( {- C. z
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the7 L+ n; O8 D0 E. A; @2 [' o
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
+ v6 b& u5 _) b5 A b“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the V1 M" J6 X8 ~6 Z( t3 e% \
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s$ P! t6 ]6 A' l
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
$ t5 C! w+ \9 Y3 g% |( u7 Qengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
/ u- |7 b; l8 D/ n8 XThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
8 \3 U; z" V; q# AToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two9 e$ ^. q( h3 C# |/ G; L
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New3 v/ j t) M" z% U4 r$ U4 P- \
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34! B* t( z& @) K/ h3 I
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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