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
( u: v& Z" r9 P* |March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
5 ^' j8 K( s; ~; M0 D+ N( O& H2 @Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
- v% u& T$ H8 q1 _. U. U5 S* @/ [acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
automaker’s recalls.
* g8 F7 C8 Z  q6 IThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
8 Y& j6 r+ i3 STransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
8 d9 W9 S& }0 v3 M  C8 _$ Lagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
& n$ m& w2 p  d/ ]3 `validity.
& K7 E; _6 I9 \2 y( {" lThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
- s  ~3 S1 S- O/ U7 KMatrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
4 E0 _0 i! Y" N2 [6 ?% cdealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
previous complaints.
# a. r, P4 u4 ^5 v' W“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
! V- M! z7 u0 R" N$ @spokesman.
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
- S) F2 [  ^+ S8 i2 Ndeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
; o" c+ I3 T$ p5 `been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
for unintended acceleration.

Reported Complaints
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1 |: N2 C+ h; n9 A: Y/ j) O8 kThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
- {% Y* L$ r" s. i+ lat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
0 q5 f0 Q' Y, V3 m, \7 w& ZThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
( P0 r" l8 @+ c! `1 @7 w( q* dcompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
+ q" s" m/ l3 ^* y; ~driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
7 @! y! f$ [& ~5 S“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
8 J, `/ R, \) R" _6 K# iunidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
4 L/ C3 Q9 R5 C7 t9 w/ P! Yengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
( h2 [* v/ }' h2 j$ ?This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
* P  I7 A$ ?1 P( s+ a, b9 [Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
+ `2 r) i1 Q/ A" Z/ K: |( xYork 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。
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。
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：

4 ~. a9 s. Y& g9 m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