四辆召回修好后的丰田车又有了加速问题；总死亡人数可能增加到52

CASH$$$

By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
2 O2 l0 D8 m; J; J* G( B# D1 MMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic
# A  O# Z* M4 E( JSafety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
0 R. l! ~- p$ Atheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
automaker’s recalls.
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
validity.
4 @: r& _7 V# F* YThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
0 \" @. g0 c  G9 [Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
9 q" ?# g, d2 o( [- V( Jdealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
1 O. N7 B- R5 v8 Y% E/ Iglobally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
previous complaints.
9 i( O$ }# U  j5 F: c“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
" W2 M+ H1 l3 \: D, O/ Zspokesman.
6 P( s" m; P+ K0 D% ANHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
for unintended acceleration.

Reported Complaints
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
# g. w0 R2 `1 D( m; b! k! K' I& ^7 X) WThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
' Y' z! B" x3 p( F' X. Kat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
# e. [3 F4 ^- }2 y; A, Icompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
! `- L$ i' {, h- R0 r3 dunidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
+ u+ V  A9 c& P, \* Lengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.
3 `6 `  \! e0 ~0 a9 O9 c5 jThis obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
5 N4 y. m( o* ^$ L6 @ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
3 w# m0 x' m4 a" K3 N+ S0 _; dbillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21.

newlife

Toyota is going to die.

urspace

可惜始终有中国人还是执迷不悟，可悲。

pchell

真的假的？那位大牛出来证实一下。
# T- m0 r' m; g2 a( j这下好了，国内不过是“下坡不超凯美瑞，上坡不跟汉兰德”，也就两款车。到了加拿大，只要见到丰田/lexus的轿车就得让道，太牛了。

shark27

真的假的？那位大牛出来证实一下。
; V% K5 T3 a) i* H* g6 q' @这下好了，国内不过是“下坡不超凯美瑞，上坡不跟汉兰德”，也就两款车。到了加拿大，只要见到丰田/lexus的轿车就得让道，太牛了。
pchell 发表于 2010-3-5 23:10

/ P/ F- I* S8 O4 i- k& h( _现在camry又有新recall了：

在踏板后面加个小铁片已经是昨日黄花了，现在是要把踏板锯掉一截

beiwei