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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
% [" Q- N- [% pMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic9 z, B6 j. v& K$ V1 C
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying+ e/ t" r& _8 U: E2 a
their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
% r9 }) ~( @" H( X* R2 ^+ bacceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the, y: m7 `4 w5 a7 x! ?
automaker’s recalls.
2 i1 Q* }1 a; S; |1 aThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
- s; Q1 |( k9 }: G) H1 JTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
0 e* H5 G8 o0 {/ d Kagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
# w$ E7 N& l8 b$ B1 X3 Mvalidity.
8 g, ~6 E1 b$ O9 _9 s- NThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009- T y9 W X {/ X
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
! x' @, \( x# `" rdealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles
, X3 f4 A2 r" t) \globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of, `, \6 }1 v) U2 K& k
previous complaints.
* Y: k& S7 z q( i5 w“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
, \0 x. k7 s7 u9 z& y* T8 t" {/ {involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota* s/ f$ ]) J" t: b
spokesman.8 H) a( \# m! q+ r( B3 k) z
NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
, A: z& b5 H( w+ C- i8 R9 _unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
) @/ h. x6 L8 Y7 ~9 E! Z' @7 k$ Ydeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have1 |% p8 k4 Z# H$ \, {. P& }: W
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year' l( f/ t( f; n$ ^8 G
for unintended acceleration.
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; q3 x4 k, w6 ^* ?/ t& _' zReported Complaints
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c1 F! y- h: j) L5 {5 KThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
- G6 A; {+ e7 Y# Q; r5 Zcar was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five+ G5 ~/ v5 V, Z6 J
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.& O* d" g* j% j9 b, ?+ `
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were& G; I) Q/ _2 m" F$ P/ i; e
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
5 D- R) A" ^4 {incidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.
6 i+ r. _7 {& O/ C- \4 z) P% qThe owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was* r, u5 J& u2 z$ B' ?8 F. ]
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the, Z: }( b1 B6 r6 U) h2 u
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.* _$ z) ^) y1 K' ~2 N
“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
( j) ?5 d! n4 ~" W( u; Eunidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s4 @3 y2 @, t. f% D! x* X7 E: d
doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the" S1 V: g& `( v3 h3 u3 I9 p
engine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.2 e8 c6 H5 r2 D3 r. c% F
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!” s6 h7 B& b4 `5 b# [
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two2 I8 o8 o( I2 }, T5 @
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New0 g( u |! p: \$ ^: H7 b$ O9 E
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
0 @" o: D- S1 [1 S' F# sbillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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