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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk$ h4 H' z6 c- I
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
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their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
+ l. Q6 X4 x9 U7 j4 gacceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
+ E) v) s: u5 S% X/ v3 ^automaker’s recalls.& a+ K( S* F, e& W0 U4 Q
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A9 s$ G4 W) B" U* h/ H8 N* R$ n
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
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validity.
; [ z# v" ^! u7 ~The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
9 A9 g4 b1 n I5 a9 x7 X+ oMatrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at4 ] V. [( n4 T' M8 W/ \7 U
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
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previous complaints.' d: M* ]+ G6 [2 W7 ~; X. E9 a/ }
“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
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NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
+ Y S( T% Q- Y+ m: xunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 527 h- R& N# y5 C* h
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
6 }" ?3 g; A; `% N" E2 i7 b# gbeen reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
" B* `* M; O# ~/ afor unintended acceleration.
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Reported Complaints- w b# s; T, @; w' {: c1 {7 Y
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the4 U& u+ a8 A" L9 G; V. D6 c
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five4 V& b7 _4 s' F' {& ^
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.6 N# T4 M C4 M, S' O* l) Z7 {
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
) C; Z) m$ ^* ^% l4 l, K; Cat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
5 C* [6 I2 Q5 m! f' ]( [incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
( ?6 V) P& L- K: U+ Z, jThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was9 k; ]# B; m0 {$ G+ A' v
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the7 r0 S3 Z7 o Z' c+ x
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.! Y1 N; W. T( N d
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the2 K" E3 Q+ u! \6 T
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s X: @' F/ S6 R; p6 B1 }7 E
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
: `* n' e, D9 {' s+ F. q- eengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
/ F( J# x( o$ {7 TThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”$ [. a- [$ E) g3 T$ a c. N
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two3 a/ v+ o# o; b; a% ~! X, T
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New" ~4 G0 ^! U5 p7 R4 d# e: y ?
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
6 I/ r# v5 h3 {8 Z }9 ]billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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