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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk! O' D/ f) j( {& I2 t) h
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic! r) l5 a/ B- [6 O
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
- a2 l# w; \+ v) htheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended5 X6 A5 p9 q, H, T: t% L% n% h% ]
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
; r7 H7 C1 r# _7 |automaker’s recalls.; o+ j) R* L3 d
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A, l$ ]* U0 ^! ?
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
) x. A! M; J6 M& ~/ Qagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their" b& e! o$ g" H1 E( p* m
validity.
6 F; ?* d, W9 j5 t4 `! d( `5 }; LThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
; _- U9 D& A( S" h4 T M, {Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at2 W( ~# A: w" i8 e
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles3 \( u- U/ J/ V
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
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“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints6 f5 m! [/ w2 d& O" C, h& l3 D+ _
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota) X" B- ?$ `7 a
spokesman.( a e4 x- K! ^
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to( H. d3 M: }, k' }5 a
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52' Z1 u( m1 H* [" d! [3 {0 l
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have( x/ c4 M8 j- B. I9 T+ {
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
! }9 a6 t! @6 x4 R1 C7 e9 ]for unintended acceleration.: R. v, _$ E; e. p( t% j9 j
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Reported Complaints/ u3 H% ^: P% f9 |" ~! G
9 B' _; n' P4 [! Q8 j3 N0 P VThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
$ t) R, i( O# kcar was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five# e3 x* {5 }7 H8 t+ U- j" u
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.1 M1 y$ E( p! x* L3 O0 [- ?' E# Y
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were9 B8 ]9 w+ e8 B2 Z+ T/ Y- ^+ a
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
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The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was9 h$ ?1 m k7 O: S
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
: v0 `4 s9 `# V5 X" s t+ L' Ddriver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.+ C6 A' T5 a U5 ^. s
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the* H6 [8 G9 x8 N! c: J" d
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
( Q0 s }* ^2 O- ? L' Ndoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
( R6 ~. m2 K8 M& d$ X1 ^, Zengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.( v" n2 b3 D5 L/ Y
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
# e0 N" q- K7 I! |Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
) A N% l5 H( O* ?/ ?9 w6 b; kordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
+ W6 b1 ~7 C9 I( {8 E, z2 V9 ^York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34+ t1 `5 P$ b# A$ a5 e' J1 N
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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