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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk: q X x! Y8 f( W9 E# P' d( k
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
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their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended! s3 F& D! z( ]8 r' p
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
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/ m& T" T3 @: A7 kThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A. V' E2 @+ _6 w I5 e
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the2 P8 C3 u( `" x0 o
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their+ Q# Y2 F w" V# Q) h+ [/ y8 W
validity.1 _8 M7 y8 g2 U' t% d! l
The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009/ J G) W8 M9 `1 I
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
2 i4 j3 Z0 X) N& Sdealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles$ ]/ L9 }' ?: j( Y; c5 b
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of9 H# s# t/ }- r
previous complaints.$ ~* l8 ~! [ Q4 F
“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
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NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
) S: h& l& a2 Zunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 529 j: m, A# k- Q- Z/ c# U
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
# X3 x- A4 t* k1 F8 c' \been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year- s1 Q. f L; ]; W
for unintended acceleration.
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( }4 M/ _; A+ O. w! h+ [Reported Complaints
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the& b% C8 ?5 C0 f7 I
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
& b" N0 l4 g; Q( W+ r y- |to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
4 q z: Z J0 Z" AThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
/ C& A; A% m7 }. f+ T/ V5 R/ V. m& aat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations% @1 p7 S& d/ J% s% P( ]7 C
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.6 Y& V8 n: [3 L+ d5 N
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
* ?* \. Z) H" I+ \: `" l4 Z2 zcompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
' }' x+ @% r% `driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.' w4 g p; I# G# t- `" u9 ^; T
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
+ o- ]3 V( T# U! b0 x' u; D/ Junidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s% S5 |) x2 j% j. S7 S" ]) D# F; g
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the; z* [' y+ r6 Z; C, v! f4 z
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.# }3 Q L S \+ J( h1 ? m# D& \
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
7 e1 g ?: y$ w/ Q4 `Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two* d( |# k) G# p$ d! n+ ~5 @
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
1 ]5 Q0 I5 v2 dYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $348 `5 l5 M5 S0 k* w* G
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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