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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk( \, g7 F, [/ Z% D# Z
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
$ Y" Q: j. g# N/ `* J( ASafety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
5 B+ D4 e5 V. A' t) Y5 V6 Ktheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
6 `$ O7 Y! U3 Xacceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
3 f) H8 o7 @8 D" ?automaker’s recalls.. i0 V7 X7 F- b X, [
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A: J2 d/ K+ ^. a0 w9 X, u9 W7 B
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the* D5 E8 q1 Z" |
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their. @0 F4 S- l1 `* |. Y4 z( ^
validity.6 Q! h5 M4 @: ~4 _5 O
The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 20091 J: H- q, ~: C: x9 i4 h8 }" K
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at# G3 w m& W' m: c4 E2 M$ Z4 ^/ m
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles/ y! t' K: u# w( X* u
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
; W: b: N" f8 ?, kprevious complaints.
2 V! _5 b: y7 O8 z1 u6 j/ T“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
& X6 o4 w- b+ {1 A( K6 binvolving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota3 w5 Y; e" \' Z7 c6 O' |; E" J
spokesman.6 b8 K% B) B# P+ G/ [$ q
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to4 P! o' |0 P7 ^% Z) h
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52) e! [$ t, r( w5 P' a+ R
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
) ]% W) k& v, X" n8 i7 S2 Gbeen reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
& j4 h4 t, z+ T# K% Pfor unintended acceleration.2 l% ?" ^' S+ E* r2 r! k
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Reported Complaints
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0 b$ u, J9 D. ~/ ~6 Z% jThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
( \2 W4 F; L2 Lcar was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
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The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were) n9 E# Z! A, a A0 ]
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations. `" S' S5 @0 ]$ B1 a) ^
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.1 ]+ C, R# }% u1 k- r" n( M& G
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was& W& |$ ]& z |, I9 m+ v+ B
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the5 X6 y! B; d3 O$ N9 N) W
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.3 ]3 V+ k' d9 l( \* ^6 e& ~
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
; I: I: R* C$ b5 k- ]3 Hunidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
, t2 U- u; d9 X" J8 @, gdoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the _. u' v R. Q1 a4 b
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
1 Q5 a6 X' O mThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”$ H2 [" \- |% Q* y; u
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
& M% E- {% ^" rordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
( y: Y$ q3 s7 \- d uYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34/ j& P Q) k# q7 g c
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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