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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
+ a0 R+ X0 k2 LMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
: x# l6 \7 N" R+ k- a, KSafety Administration received four reports from drivers saying- \( R+ x3 d" n4 Z7 S `
their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
$ n9 ^ A1 |: gacceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
G: j) J+ F- g! ~0 d. ^automaker’s recalls.
" Q+ {& H! P# D1 c- D: IThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A( m, b4 `. {+ d* O* n. E. T
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
$ I: w1 B: l2 @) E9 e8 zagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their. e8 {; e/ E5 G h# U
validity.% ?8 j1 g' {# Z+ d6 D
The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
- f4 s1 _2 g4 s9 p* TMatrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at0 ^$ J4 V7 I# e
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles3 m5 P u$ ?. }* s! X0 B4 P
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of0 z4 |, E# _/ L- j
previous complaints.
3 u8 W" @0 u H“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
7 O. |5 K0 l% ]involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
6 }; a4 w. S& t7 |4 Mspokesman.
5 [; o) Y) m$ tNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to0 `$ B# n0 E* w' }
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
m2 q) u e) s0 J, L/ @8 d6 l; Rdeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have6 F/ B8 C. ]* w+ [( j, [
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
4 E9 y" K3 F- ?$ zfor unintended acceleration.
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Reported Complaints
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the8 R0 m6 z/ {% n1 }- z! h% e7 q
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
$ o3 F1 E, a/ B W: d: pto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.; ` V# o2 ?# U0 u
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were) u0 N. `8 u/ F3 t! G. x
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations8 S# [1 i! [0 |! \. K/ b
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.( x; ?2 r: ~! b& Q$ n' u- F* j
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
+ y, |/ e& v; a) |completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the8 A6 H2 z( W+ |# y/ F
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
6 @% z0 f/ h1 c3 T- c% u4 f“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
5 T- J* e8 J5 d2 Q4 G7 } Y, yunidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s+ b$ t0 @& A( J- c: s3 T) F$ T! ~2 e
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the$ I- \4 p9 L! A# P* G
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
' ~, s% |, R$ z3 i& P$ a) l# oThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”0 A, v f+ g0 S4 `. e
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two' P4 t4 ^. _+ y4 V) D b
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
8 D9 ]* w0 M4 x8 \York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
, V% N& S' @* O8 P7 V- q6 Fbillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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