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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
) a, i- `7 ^$ I8 y- dMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
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their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended$ v0 ~3 L4 G* @" V; C0 b" o
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the' E4 t3 S* t) u; x+ s* ]8 q
automaker’s recalls.' }5 c) Q! v& a
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A. \7 i- \; O3 H0 |$ t
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the: N7 l7 \( ^1 h2 _2 @3 q1 w
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
$ w3 J/ j9 g; ?% \validity.! m4 q7 k8 R6 e1 Z. k
The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
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dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
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previous complaints.
) q# L8 n+ M& D& F“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
" {8 K- y! N0 Z% V9 l. e! Z4 dinvolving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
2 {- C1 V _% n6 E3 sspokesman.
5 Q+ r% i( x4 W5 ?8 lNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
8 N7 R4 n% K+ \5 f, Eunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
5 j* e/ K' I d9 sdeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
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for unintended acceleration.& A- n( x, e3 O6 J/ G
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Reported Complaints
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the" w2 l- Z$ I( _7 |( B
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five. S& {8 t- Z) \! l
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
3 }' e1 ~% b, `/ B; y! S7 L' VThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
) b0 P/ d& s7 c- d# eat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations9 Q4 f p" M. k' U2 q) ^: G) k
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.6 G. h; | m9 ]! `9 |
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was3 P4 j1 }+ t; ?9 U
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
0 a# k; W) l" vdriver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.$ U( x0 y( M9 F6 T
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the9 j( F0 i Q: F7 Z% W3 X# H7 k4 r' @" Y
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s& I2 N2 m8 E( V- u: @. l
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the& K ?, F( \7 Y1 @; ^! F0 C
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.$ i' m+ a$ C5 t, U8 I# a6 e- m
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”' ` Z4 w' ~" G2 X% p7 D Y* k
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two7 @8 P7 k1 X* `. Y. _9 x6 {5 W
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
( z E2 n! n. M, i" RYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34' F4 h1 @# i9 C( u- [7 e7 T1 x
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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