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

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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
) e5 M* k! w( n; nMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
9 a) x7 Y& v& T) a0 V& x" wSafety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
6 [  @0 y. H% U: V- Rtheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
; o0 g8 @5 M! X: C; Nautomaker’s recalls.
/ n) T# E4 c  R8 p/ v$ fThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
5 S2 J6 Y. T; j1 I; }0 Cvalidity.
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
9 }7 q# {. |) Y/ A8 y4 zinvolving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
# V' `! w8 V6 Q2 Kspokesman.
5 N' h" C- v# C  t* Q0 u( {NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
5 ~1 W) G1 b* V. W8 Ideaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
1 h6 f, i  j4 Y" t& p5 D0 bbeen reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
) q) N; ]) W9 m5 [for unintended acceleration.

Reported Complaints
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# K) [+ f! B% \: I: sThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
  U0 z0 |; n1 K# e& ]( n& F$ wto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
2 X( l1 z/ j) ^: VThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
. L- ?3 f! q- J. l( dat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
% Q" H0 E' Q9 g' G% o0 r3 @$ ]. \9 oincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
9 a/ B% _7 T$ Y6 x( R4 T4 WThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
% j. J) x. Z; _2 \; hcompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
# E; G, z& E4 @driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
6 s3 w6 L: i$ E“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
$ A  Y4 n! S  K, j5 c* G+ Q6 J& ^unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
: p9 I" H2 ^9 o. ^0 R8 wdoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
/ c" b" u" }4 f( W6 b3 z+ w5 Oengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
/ q3 [3 S# M% X, rThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
7 M# |' f8 J; a; q4 W' [Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
, a0 \; u* Q, w! a1 \9 H' [- D1 ]3 Pordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
* @. I$ H2 N% m0 ~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。
. v% h1 q" n1 N! X+ b& t* k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。
+ l; f: y& h7 {: Z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

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现在camry又有新recall了：
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" ^* A/ Z# f  J; p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

beiwei