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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk$ `5 o! ?% H4 q3 W: u. ~
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic- g0 g4 [; H8 z3 i; _
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
: E$ ~; E9 k' [% a) T% [9 ?4 [their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended/ ~5 W# |. \2 [
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
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1 E' S0 N+ i/ f6 G/ RThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A# E, `+ r$ R, T: P# @
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the3 e- ~, z( d1 B* Q
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their7 ^, _* D4 W( B& C! m+ m' }5 \
validity.
- w* o# M6 e" W' \2 D/ HThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
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dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles- X9 n( d) O' W& [! R8 [
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
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7 y) e# a( Y: D& V' B* p2 N% X( [) {“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints- P( w! U* r6 O, u( h3 |9 `
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota" v/ @) C4 f) ^9 P1 z: \( t
spokesman.7 b! g9 }; _, h- k8 J, `2 Q7 c* l
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to3 b. Z, J7 A" w$ N0 q* O8 p3 Q0 L
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
# B! q# Z }" d2 X& }4 |( Q5 cdeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
6 C2 C, f- r: }! ebeen reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year- H: W* h+ H2 W. X' M8 [6 {% c
for unintended acceleration.' U% L$ i1 i2 R5 z( X4 `
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Reported Complaints$ K, N3 ~( H" S6 W
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the% o/ `4 A0 Z8 z! i/ A, c& _/ v
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five+ ^+ W% P8 `3 Y; D
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.9 ~- ]' d# b- J0 ^
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
: M4 h/ h' F# V3 X. T& G: H& Kat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations5 B$ l" r1 L; |7 {; n9 |7 ?
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
* R' n, K; M/ j# S* r! fThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was( g. p- I3 R- E& a% t) W$ T- f0 r8 k5 Q' l
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the! |9 T' ?* @, N9 V7 `; @6 M, s7 ]
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
0 W7 a& U+ y/ }4 p$ m“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the* A; K8 Y! y0 A$ F" A7 Q$ K+ |
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
2 o$ n# P- N5 [doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
1 @0 j6 n7 ~" [4 Wengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
/ o" {/ Q1 j5 D5 Z) B+ wThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
& M$ _* x0 _% p8 d3 ~: k- r, VToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
: I/ [! H- \: xordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
( U, m2 h7 D3 ^$ gYork Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34 t5 p1 [6 ?9 l" D9 Q0 u* k
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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