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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
/ |* z2 \( U5 ?# S$ `, bMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic9 C+ b% ^9 {% u5 w/ Y
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
0 h6 |( r2 f: z& X/ b" b4 ytheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
( O+ C4 R& q. ?+ v' ?$ l! Facceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
1 C% h+ b9 r, @3 h Kautomaker’s recalls.3 P! {7 y! }7 k8 ?. S
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A8 D% b9 O& F+ n
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
}3 B* Z9 }* l0 h8 sagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their4 K! A( F, u S6 C
validity.
! {, l3 N2 d! R, c# d0 cThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
( N3 Y) M) e7 x0 m* ]Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
- W2 z# p2 n$ ndealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles7 T6 x$ L, y! I1 Z# Y
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
) @4 b) X/ y9 t) z9 P$ C9 h8 iprevious complaints.
) i6 ^. J. G8 { F+ m8 Y+ Y“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints; ]9 y* o+ v$ ?# h J
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota$ G+ k' A& d1 A! f7 ~
spokesman.3 H# H: z: \' Z- { O# n
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to0 P" E# {& {5 N
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 524 G* }% |" V0 X0 O
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
: r3 w# h+ s" F- x) Q+ zbeen reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
! b1 ~. V# o7 h M* Y2 L1 _2 Xfor unintended acceleration.
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Reported Complaints
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the x7 w3 L8 w. t( g# I3 @9 T" T) a
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
- ~$ V* f! Q6 m( P" |! j/ Y+ d5 Q; tto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
6 F0 Z7 o9 x1 x8 q1 NThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
, ?; z+ {7 b8 Cat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations* K' u* T& A ?$ x
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
" u, z# W1 ^- o$ [! MThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was$ U3 Y! c1 z3 z$ u
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the8 p9 f( F% l f
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
9 C4 D" g+ w+ q, s9 M- o, F, N3 f“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
$ @0 @0 `7 x6 B4 X' @/ t. I: Ounidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
& m4 q$ D) D( Z. C7 Y$ m$ ]# Zdoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
- D7 S) W/ H$ v7 }; [: f3 uengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
& ?2 l7 J8 w! A7 |This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”+ `5 r$ [/ `5 E! k
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two4 B: f! L- @0 A" `4 M/ x7 h
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
O$ [+ w/ c. }3 X; H8 i+ r; [" KYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
/ o; P4 V. l2 ~* @6 v4 Q5 Dbillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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