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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk2 A' q) P7 q2 W0 n# K" y
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
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their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended2 a" b! a7 i; l5 l+ I$ B5 }
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the: |1 l1 `! v6 B$ r" F+ e
automaker’s recalls.0 m/ {6 y }7 _* `: |% P
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
" ?( |, v- V, V9 y# D5 l* BTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the; {) P! i/ C: F2 |% k
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their* w: `! X) X6 E+ Q0 p- [
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The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
F9 u1 {) Y. _: P( n: m3 e# EMatrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at7 u% t3 ]& P3 i: I& P: A' }/ B
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
; ~7 ~3 { V F4 |4 @globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
4 H2 F& O4 ?, j+ @2 N- N/ Hprevious complaints.% {& C. f" J& M6 `8 j: V
“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints1 O. r' f# B/ r4 g" I, L( u
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota2 r* {3 J5 S# B: Q# g: Z! E6 c- Z
spokesman.! v. Q5 Q0 r! O# H( A& e8 ?
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to0 K3 `) k! Q. @- E
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 527 ]& s" o0 K# Y" I
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
6 p6 J1 F8 ~8 K$ O5 H, ~6 o6 obeen reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
: p, C! L& e( D0 `for unintended acceleration.' p2 w; u0 y8 [2 ~$ Q% h
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Reported Complaints
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q: _/ [ b8 bThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the* z$ Q5 `0 {- A$ a: w) ]" @. [
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five- O& r5 G/ d- v8 \3 r7 W
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
/ r! O$ B; w5 X9 @The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were2 n# p- F- `: L9 Z* b8 J
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations% {* H2 g; y# D- a# W% f8 X* S* x
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier. { M6 x, t2 [* s& i: `3 ^! F
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
! r2 V9 I# u3 V% f) |* Tcompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the1 p e' U7 `! p9 A2 I* C8 T% N
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
# E9 E4 e* P; z; T2 q& q“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the2 A) L6 g3 a, h0 w" Z, _
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s: ~: O+ Q) O4 T2 Y
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the/ U+ @) v* G) N0 f+ M3 a2 M: x
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
$ J& O: M* Z2 a% T* SThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”& X1 W5 ~2 \; r) q
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
" [" p; e" M8 R1 v- A1 Q& pordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New3 i% {* t& [/ [* B. B
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
* j3 y' D. @ g7 m! L* Y6 y1 [billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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