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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk8 _3 C. k2 Q) F
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic$ W: X1 H Y6 e2 U
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying5 T: }% L" i& j& d0 [
their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
. b- z9 Q6 u9 s# Cacceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the# p/ v" V1 U5 a5 v ~ i
automaker’s recalls.
* `+ v' ]2 X) a y ~9 S& }6 dThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
8 J- _" j5 o! H& XTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the1 ^( d9 |, ]& d. x# Z/ {$ M
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their6 u: A6 c8 F# m$ N y ~
validity. A+ Z( R( u/ D9 H* h
The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
, s1 Y+ N" J1 P2 ?Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
( }5 [3 o; [0 ?dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
+ x2 U. u8 [1 w6 ^globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
" ]! L( n a" o3 p {" c0 Uprevious complaints.
& v5 ]5 B- x6 P& J) _) _* }“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints5 V0 c" q0 Q: h: L
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
9 Q+ M1 s7 \: [" e' k. Sspokesman.
/ A3 W" J3 H4 A( [NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to. y( {* M+ K, |1 r0 O' C
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
" c: K2 ^1 z9 O9 Y% Fdeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have+ ^' P# ]8 i- ]" N1 ~3 {
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
8 p3 f0 {$ t! n6 a( o! d0 @3 tfor unintended acceleration.
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Reported Complaints8 d+ a8 m3 d6 t& {, V, L
' K; W1 {4 G* [: BThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the! @6 [3 x6 F& I+ t% G. c
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five3 [' u& [ Q' ]2 h% j
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.0 f# t/ F( p& y
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
! e. w# E3 i, _! f, N& H2 x) Tat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
8 @2 h- D/ B, d' t' G( ]4 o' k3 v' Mincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.: t, |9 k" } |
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
5 j1 a* a, n$ Y& N" f/ l& U# tcompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
: b. n9 S. b: k# Q# P, Sdriver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
1 `/ J# r/ [* T+ S6 o& a8 M; T“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
% x5 ~% ^& g5 {1 W& l1 S" h6 ~unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
6 L6 e* b; Y$ Wdoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the5 |- { b% J3 }9 l2 ~" r
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor." L+ o& C0 i0 M t Y" ~' ]
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”. ~( Y% u2 z0 q3 w+ W! N4 F6 B
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
( ~( r7 [6 d# w, Q. Qordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New: b9 @) `! k) n0 R/ _+ u
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34- C" U2 Q$ o7 ^/ l# q$ O* c
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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