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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
) g2 l D( t" w6 _% kMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic$ D) C1 i w! c
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
& T) I& v) J# K; M9 b/ ptheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
9 U: N* h% M5 `acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the+ H: ^5 U' `4 q% w; Z0 N
automaker’s recalls.9 i: J& S) ?' i5 s; }5 T
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A, M$ t8 [3 R* _. r+ l/ J" _
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
/ s4 S9 T7 X3 A: cagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
9 B0 V, P/ ~0 {0 Q6 r. m0 m! mvalidity.
: f7 ^- C1 H2 i* ]The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009, W9 E" w* m. V. O. F! P7 R {4 \1 Q
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
( U+ j# {7 C. l' Y% B/ E1 | t, V4 jdealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
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previous complaints.
! r" a0 C( R. k& O b/ g“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
; ]/ C$ j( c) f1 E7 U% X3 R( D8 einvolving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota. ~+ P3 }7 }3 _& u
spokesman.* W$ I( L# H. [1 B, \0 A
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
& [0 C- T7 j% T: t0 cunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52! k! z0 [! W5 M8 j+ ~; \
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
7 ]1 V' {1 Z! K7 }1 wbeen reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year2 C- q& D! R' j' S' g" i! ~
for unintended acceleration.
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% J# @! V5 {% `# |2 bReported Complaints
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$ q) z3 R- a" m% hThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the3 A8 T4 W1 Q+ H5 y& D: `+ w* X) [% @
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
2 \, s% T* t& v h$ N8 G! Q% a/ kto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17./ u( N* v1 u! G7 B" D) K7 _
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were* Q4 v% x( E7 e9 t I" \
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations0 a5 O3 [. A, h# l1 y. J
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
9 ]5 q }. Y& i; p* OThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was2 e, j, Z1 Z' f9 q; J
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
2 o4 v( h! O# p- tdriver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.$ w6 I4 z0 w+ R: G+ d$ @
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
7 b9 {* Y1 z# m+ g( ^unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
$ N' J% B. V9 E& U4 V9 `' H5 E* Z- F+ adoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the6 H) n7 v" c& g+ h& `" H
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
; \4 L; ^# u$ o/ D5 b" `9 qThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”' i& R2 L& a( b9 j
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two4 ?/ O/ H# [6 D C G
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New$ x }0 J" ?: T- ^& r
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
* b O+ b. u4 D) Y3 P( [7 Ibillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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