 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk9 u8 G0 P" Y& W: W: k
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic( W7 R* d; d* _) V# c" h% ^
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying9 n) ^: |8 L! Y! |& r* W; C7 T
their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
0 j9 ]) ~* A5 A$ H1 wacceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
! D3 i* l& A- P- ]0 X4 g* ?7 Qautomaker’s recalls.8 z) g" L Y2 j' N/ f4 T: r
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
, y3 k8 \; s/ K) _% o% c+ \Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the& k" n& C$ T8 D) ?; I' ^4 x& u
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
6 Y' A/ Y3 y" F1 y6 M5 ?validity.
" K; t4 e* R; A* n; \3 QThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009- Y9 A& ?, V" X- |- h
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at1 J7 w% N8 S+ S6 U% X
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
: D6 s/ F- @# n( S: s) [9 Jglobally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of0 l# H: S& Z h8 l: u+ x
previous complaints.- C1 n6 w* l( }/ ?9 h
“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints1 t5 i9 L0 C& ]3 X
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota: G" c( U+ G) q$ L; v% h
spokesman.
1 s8 b$ n1 l9 D" i6 JNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to- B4 f3 g e- S2 A$ R3 q
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 523 I1 d- }* Q7 z& Z! J# z% n
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have9 D+ x5 M- ^" C; T( S+ z
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
5 ]7 \ E( Y. Yfor unintended acceleration.
$ k% C. N1 z! f8 ~6 c# d
( z; A& n$ ~+ X0 k l! fReported Complaints' l- U9 T6 |# z: L* b0 d( L
" x; V. E7 x" K6 s# j- x, {5 YThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
5 x1 Q$ Q% |. h# U* K+ Bcar was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five" q- m* X. U' S) N% r* g4 J M- a
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17., B6 U% ^0 \% |3 h! Y
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
/ |; V2 W" U' u/ `, \" d8 Qat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
+ o+ C1 {6 Z2 I3 m9 o, v3 A3 K# D1 Nincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.4 Z8 L' w7 S! s, P
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was) n' w( [6 b' O# r1 t7 j7 w
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the( C* a- e3 I9 b, f
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.- @+ Y _) X+ |( Y9 G& K1 O* o
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the1 ]& F9 O# I; h- c
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
{0 h) q0 h7 \# e2 E2 ~doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
, U0 O p n$ E% E( V e/ m2 g; \engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
& U; r. ` K4 a8 f9 C) yThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”- l8 v7 X V- j8 D
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two+ a g0 i' k7 d8 q U* O
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New7 G) v c$ g" Z/ b& Q6 C
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34 }' R5 v+ j/ D: B; O9 U' a
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
|