四辆召回修好后的丰田车又有了加速问题；总死亡人数可能增加到52

CASH$$$

By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
( P, Y1 C1 n) h4 i; S7 cMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
/ c  h& {. q& w0 R( qSafety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
! r3 n7 \* \0 n+ f6 ttheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
+ Z* B- `+ w. M9 ^& N; S) Dacceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
automaker’s recalls.
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
5 G$ L$ q6 v* [  y- u( h9 L5 ZTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
. K4 Y8 |0 j4 ^, }6 hvalidity.
The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
previous complaints.
“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
+ ~3 \8 W0 h8 j$ tinvolving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
, Y/ z; \% y2 _! X( y) Bspokesman.
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
. J& ]- x! n+ G+ K. {unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
6 U! n% j" }, h1 X' Tdeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
9 N) p/ F. |( w5 |been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
for unintended acceleration.
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Reported Complaints

The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
7 \7 I' a% ?* _: H$ S4 R$ t/ oThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
& i  ~) E# {. _: r9 S& r" d# U/ Xat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
8 @, L9 m# m) d1 G! k7 lincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
8 D. V8 H5 w7 K2 X1 x- n9 U- N1 X! Vcompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
9 n0 N8 Z* X, q( f9 b6 G9 i3 Tengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
5 b. C3 R3 D+ Y5 ~; J" hToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
) d  E! D, {  o9 Cordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21.

newlife

Toyota is going to die.

urspace

可惜始终有中国人还是执迷不悟，可悲。

pchell

真的假的？那位大牛出来证实一下。
8 W$ ]  V: A. F9 {+ ?; K3 W这下好了，国内不过是“下坡不超凯美瑞，上坡不跟汉兰德”，也就两款车。到了加拿大，只要见到丰田/lexus的轿车就得让道，太牛了。

shark27

真的假的？那位大牛出来证实一下。
: B! s. a$ E- T; o' k) w: o这下好了，国内不过是“下坡不超凯美瑞，上坡不跟汉兰德”，也就两款车。到了加拿大，只要见到丰田/lexus的轿车就得让道，太牛了。
pchell 发表于 2010-3-5 23:10

! g0 E) c4 J/ C$ |现在camry又有新recall了：

+ ?( O0 v, A7 z0 W. x9 y1 Y) |在踏板后面加个小铁片已经是昨日黄花了，现在是要把踏板锯掉一截

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