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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
: J' q( }$ I! u2 b' OMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
# g, ~6 g0 p* Z' t L/ ySafety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
: l7 K; |- F9 \9 f: i5 _9 jtheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
) Y7 T8 m' c9 P; gacceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
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The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A s9 S4 ~4 j- I- ~6 Z
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
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validity., }4 V$ d3 O% T& I: z! s
The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009! n( l8 `3 d- U8 S6 a" b# U/ ~! P
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
% N7 L! [* K( r7 sdealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
1 X2 ~6 g n% D; T* o0 Lglobally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of" L5 [7 f- i0 L4 |
previous complaints.
( }# V+ J+ w* B1 X: p4 R, J; G4 y. d“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
+ Q9 Q+ Z5 N( Hinvolving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota( d9 D j% W! O: l3 v
spokesman.3 g* Z6 R+ `( P, l$ k3 Y
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to+ z0 e4 l1 T2 V7 F0 ^
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
9 R5 C+ D% H5 s1 ideaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have: E3 Q) [# Q: J4 e6 C$ y L
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
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Reported Complaints5 @8 t. ]% ^3 T0 @) W" s! V
% q1 I9 E6 N! t& A# t8 e1 xThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the& n% @& O2 \# }* j1 I+ [( \
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
* V2 V( E3 d& `( Uto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.. P$ W- Q* n; u/ |& M
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were% [% i6 J v. ~' S+ j' W0 E
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
5 C" |- M$ G1 s% l8 Nincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
! e: ~0 \% @3 JThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
* k- B0 W# {# u, W6 s; L- Scompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
+ X4 e: K7 {. X' {3 v/ W1 p% {driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot." I! T: ?) b) K( X& n& ^
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the- T: g, ^, [( l. g
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s- `1 f' u6 G( [9 i& U x
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the! H: Y- U* h" B9 L1 D0 _( p
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
3 u2 L2 k/ a+ |' R! l: j- rThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
) K$ h0 l3 `$ F: y+ I" hToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two* B7 E% T" h5 A5 g- B6 \( {
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New+ x @- Y) K) W4 T+ l: x1 v
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34) q' V% v7 O/ {( D0 a
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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