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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk2 n K0 k9 ?3 y2 P
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
/ b. B4 p+ k, J! g! fSafety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
1 E! X& B: w; y! o* v3 Htheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended' p3 ~+ \% i& {9 U, [& s" b) ?5 F5 U
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the5 R9 H) B; [2 ^$ s8 _
automaker’s recalls.
5 N& d! x. ?- |' u4 lThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
+ P: I& G+ a# a' bTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
# K4 H/ h, b8 ]1 Xagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their M. e" y+ K% P; Q2 V5 i
validity.
, M1 q4 g( Z1 `3 \7 P9 [* |2 P! @The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009* r$ d! i1 X+ F, k: P% I
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
/ a p3 b; e4 g6 K9 Adealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles/ C6 R* G0 n8 q7 n4 y! A+ {
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
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“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
0 d L- l6 q5 Uinvolving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota% E; I: g/ g1 I, f
spokesman.
; n/ }' @ V' N9 wNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
# y: b% c- u2 o: K) h0 munintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
3 |$ m" {3 q5 Udeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
4 E# G& I8 U( d a M {! bbeen reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
) _0 z# M2 K& P& p9 }! Mfor unintended acceleration.! z! D- A5 a2 g# Y* B: D2 c
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Reported Complaints
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the Z0 q! m& A5 u5 P/ S% B+ X' u
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
2 a: J- I$ k6 p8 mto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
7 G- R+ D+ M- \2 hThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were, E7 s9 I% B i) ~0 X5 V7 q
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
2 @8 `8 |0 H8 {8 E gincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.3 M/ f2 l y3 A5 E" q, x+ I
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
) F* M& y: o' D* }" r! Lcompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the+ k8 [2 C5 z+ G5 i9 r0 U
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.5 e: a$ k5 m1 R- _6 } P$ [
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the" q" U2 i3 h5 } A" t4 ?1 M2 M- ~
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s. i1 J& l* d2 u, N, d% l2 x8 J
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
! y4 z! z: z/ x) Xengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.: \2 V5 f4 \ h
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!” k9 {' {& }" q: ]0 l1 L' s& z
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two8 ^) a' i" \9 O& C" b( D |* {
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New' y& J9 @$ v, O# W6 Y/ {0 ~9 `
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
2 C: q/ _3 s& B, S v8 k& fbillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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