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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk; w0 D! V( K& y$ d
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic+ F' N8 A# O9 U+ T/ R5 \ a
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
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acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
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The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
% v- ^" F* I1 ^Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the/ M4 G' @! Z% s. o# R L/ o
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
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The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 20092 ]9 E9 X. d) I( M5 b0 f
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at* h. x ~) J+ Q
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles1 j, y7 ~8 X. l
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of' q& f C y5 w/ U" q5 J
previous complaints.
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involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
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NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to- U$ C8 |3 X; ^. x: o9 c# }- L$ i' _
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52% p+ A/ {3 |6 C4 T
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
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for unintended acceleration.- N# m, A9 k) X% y3 h& L
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Reported Complaints! q2 q$ l) f, R
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the; Y) x# I i0 ^
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
& u0 k9 W; X w9 q, M7 vto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
; y! Z6 K: T8 K/ y1 IThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were4 a6 P% P% b9 g B& [: _5 K
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations$ b3 Q5 {+ i: V( }$ Y9 C: R M
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
% D/ }, r% x, F5 I! V) r1 X6 TThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
- Y' p5 ^! n M2 ~2 @& scompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the: D3 c- q' r/ L4 F# g4 n4 t* M
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
! {7 Q. v# @, o: r4 x6 I3 o4 y# b“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the: }' P6 s! B$ g) Y4 s1 z; ^" j% C
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
2 i$ T$ D. E7 B! ^$ H; w# p0 Vdoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
0 K- Q7 M, \2 y4 v. _engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
! j: X( D3 T8 RThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
* Q/ |4 \! ~1 s; V- SToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two0 f$ \- u6 i4 W, {# u- z/ e/ N
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New) N/ X- s6 t( k. J+ Z* J" M% X
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
" M d. D% A* j. O& Y2 Dbillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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