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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk9 C/ Q8 d8 q2 M2 ~: R4 v& D) T0 \
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
q/ J. x% V) C5 }2 gSafety Administration received four reports from drivers saying% _; |% ?9 [" c# V9 s r7 m' r
their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
, f1 S* w5 t( V0 Bacceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
6 U% t2 e. `7 W I1 e: U/ Sautomaker’s recalls.
) N7 X5 q, S7 n" f8 J- Z0 FThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
# H* _3 _0 [0 y/ B/ C3 t7 lTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
4 y! X) x' q n; Q7 ]agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
% _& c% m# C: j9 h8 pvalidity.- R2 x# L; \8 Y2 g6 }
The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
3 t3 {$ @1 v% i1 A7 u5 n; F2 kMatrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
% E9 [# Y, Z- v5 O0 cdealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
. K. q6 E/ |! U" w4 j0 ?; z7 jglobally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
. ]* w( F: |5 M7 W5 Cprevious complaints.
0 v" ^( ~9 J. X) r9 d" }“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints1 }% n8 L6 q2 M9 [2 r- ~* r6 c9 ?
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
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NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
0 l+ b5 _$ T8 Uunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
4 Y4 P' d4 h: [$ x- sdeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have& m# z9 S0 E! ]1 s8 G
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
+ x& ~% T# g* d4 jfor unintended acceleration.
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Reported Complaints
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: Y. k2 b* ^) M# n( S% DThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the q, Z( Q3 w0 R d+ U6 u; z: r+ \( t1 C
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
/ i* Q, C, e) J* x8 O6 V8 oto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
1 G. n! @. g! _& jThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were7 V1 W1 f; n% `* Z7 {0 u6 J
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
/ E- f6 K$ i: A& i5 q6 jincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
: e4 J. C0 @6 m' `# o; TThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
4 J# i5 L: U! |2 b9 V: }3 j! v- zcompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
% k. i3 c- G6 i4 ?driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.4 z, S+ n' G }; s, ^
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
7 _2 P$ _. e, R6 T1 d& ounidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s2 E) E7 N ~2 L
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the Z" L- Z" f V5 W3 [
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.& v3 v! X# D3 W7 {$ ]. Q+ s, x& r
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”% s4 A8 K( G2 T
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
/ R7 A) W \) D3 X9 _ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
, M* @: e& x* X8 VYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34# j) a* a4 N) s) t
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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