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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk! d& z' ?$ w F7 v+ \
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
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8 S2 }3 @9 s: M1 a' ntheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
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automaker’s recalls.6 ~# Q- v6 L7 K- M9 q( a
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
: ` x# S0 b" M- _& ]8 OTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
8 S1 d$ _% P1 N0 Gagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their( u. |$ k; ` w$ [. Z+ `
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The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 20098 z* r) P7 m7 ?. t' M
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at: I/ |' [& V. g( x! U# L
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
1 A2 G3 e+ G! f4 c% j" E% g0 yglobally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
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“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
: M0 ], g$ C6 Q$ r* d! Jinvolving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
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NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to5 e9 P+ {! S; |7 ]
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52: t- ~/ _9 {3 ~" ]* ^
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
2 i! U5 d. j3 u( kbeen reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
2 I) g6 ^; l) f! g2 V( \for unintended acceleration.
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Reported Complaints
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5 [* A/ O! ]2 F$ U6 LThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the5 b; W+ |0 F: G8 m* e- X
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
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2 Y+ n/ T. ], O; c' X3 l) {8 M* R6 ]The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were$ x/ K' C/ S: E. E9 }: K
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
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The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was" O; _, }$ `6 t" K4 R2 ?
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the( I9 }1 A: ^: E* F- \
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot." Y; E% U4 y2 ~$ v& s- {3 a5 R; r
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the% T/ A5 q. r- o6 q( h3 L
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s( U2 _8 K( E( }( A) f0 J: Z
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the* o/ c& }. H6 O" R0 I# [
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
& q: v: X; `+ K7 f5 O: IThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
2 [( o% ]- r1 V: l* e* MToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
4 X' \0 ?9 [9 l& Y5 x R+ Q; Rordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
1 z1 r$ ~) w/ I" C4 g/ n4 DYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
0 \. c8 Q t9 O$ {billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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