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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk' O& `, g: T+ t" i* e# Y, M: y
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic4 g* {; c) T5 ^3 i- F$ U1 C
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
7 C- ]0 }% \/ S( J& z. Otheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
+ q" I! |! \8 H, Sacceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the! t8 g% J* {7 I, l$ k! n
automaker’s recalls.
# r4 M9 @$ d9 dThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A0 ~3 I2 U4 N, j4 u
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the3 e. q* @4 v6 T, H, u
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their& w+ g3 }3 q) Q. E" _ S
validity.
4 v; M* j" l2 ^: d8 J- I& ^3 {The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
+ U7 J, D+ V; P8 X; Z# j5 UMatrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at( B7 ]/ Q5 b* h" P; m& T/ [0 E2 O6 c
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles1 T C/ P$ h# l# c+ l
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of. g: _, I- X& p: w! [; U
previous complaints.
" N3 \4 ~+ D4 D- l: `1 y+ V1 Z“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints( E4 m* b; I j9 ?( e
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota8 l V$ C& g9 U/ O- I2 n+ e- m
spokesman.6 N1 R; L& s2 g6 P) I
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to& T9 G( [* X* p4 G0 H
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 523 z3 D O2 z# Q* l( D
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
! c6 N/ }2 g- T- W% ~$ Tbeen reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year! a4 v5 ?; I( W9 B
for unintended acceleration.
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* o8 v3 M1 x( a4 nReported Complaints3 `1 @% W! H. h' c" e5 a5 |
! y3 ` F2 M) I( X" Y1 ~2 q0 ?The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
1 w4 n6 D/ N5 k2 N1 |9 J5 Ccar was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
$ w7 }1 S/ Z& H# ~, p, }4 C; ^to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.7 F$ G1 X4 w3 A; }7 ]
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
( }4 L5 c/ b! n! Y" I( `at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations7 [- |. a2 G6 G8 B! x R% m
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.) }6 y! w5 Y1 d8 k6 w
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
: T# w7 p+ e$ q! Ncompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the* U% w$ \4 x! U: z
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
' \: J( M! r: H“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
! S; D0 m q; Runidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s2 R0 i) Z. X& B1 d
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the! D/ Z# f: g. K3 o9 n4 f
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
" U0 o) m; J/ I; pThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
8 q0 O" h3 q# L7 H. ?: q( qToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
0 j4 o4 S; O! D$ ] b6 w: W! J. M( gordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
' x ^' r" W2 h, b# P2 S2 R1 m; ~York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34/ ?4 C0 ?. y6 c. t- |
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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