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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
7 [1 i, L l7 A7 sMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic& h) F$ {( n+ w, k3 y- s7 s" H/ y
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
' k5 p: ]! q; x& L O+ W2 Ctheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended6 B3 D4 G8 ^8 e2 x" g
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the* j5 D9 L7 K% `
automaker’s recalls.9 L) S7 r* ~* Z; C" U
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
% h7 }8 U* j, D6 dTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
7 y# l" m; i( ]agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their% x' I6 J4 Y/ B% X1 a7 `$ [
validity.
. G6 O3 N. w: e, zThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
, {3 w# H& y/ k2 UMatrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at2 E, m1 U* r5 T0 a
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles: F+ S: T9 y& v1 n9 Y
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of" d* c7 m5 N" M4 }
previous complaints.
. j% {3 K) J3 G) Y“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints6 Z3 B( e; i5 r9 X* Q
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
. o5 V- Y% q8 M8 t; pspokesman.
0 q; Z2 N9 l4 M- g7 lNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
) F: ?& v, ?4 i% C. o% s0 Uunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
7 t% h: r) N, ^+ B# Odeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have% j) W! ~4 g% {; Y" L6 Z; [
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year# r' l) T1 j6 f7 ?9 r" _
for unintended acceleration.( d3 q" [# j- K% e' T9 ^
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Reported Complaints0 w: {( A" d7 F# `' x9 c% _% c
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
/ F" l6 ^! i* [8 F4 c6 { ecar was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
1 R9 C, k; q Gto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.9 A( w. w/ \' M6 l' b
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were9 k+ `/ {/ h$ y0 e# S' ^
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations( a' @% M: j7 v3 P1 C0 D
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.+ L7 f( e& N# V
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
+ ^1 s) F+ H2 B- i$ Z' T- Tcompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
( A6 g! q4 J- w/ t& _5 Kdriver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
4 o) K. z9 w% f: S& w“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the2 p7 P0 X$ n7 {( T
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s# M n+ }- `. D* r# p
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the- j5 F% q% q* Q" l
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
4 h+ U/ N0 P3 C! g# dThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
- U, ^# k3 h0 R6 RToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
8 X% d+ U9 e, o, V( Cordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New/ r. Y# I' Z7 U
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34" S" J" y: S6 F" e( o
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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