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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
7 d- n& ~- B) f& j+ {/ AMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic2 Y4 d% S( \( y1 F! P0 ` p# y4 @
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying0 r9 f `% e* s' `5 c
their Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
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automaker’s recalls.. f+ j1 c. \( b; v2 w1 m) R+ q
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A) K4 f- P* w% ^4 M6 }! t
Transportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
7 P. W! A) y$ s* I( F& s" a/ Wagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
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3 D2 C2 ^. d1 ]0 x$ t$ ~% f% [6 _The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009/ e9 V1 ^6 {0 L* D& W/ A' m, `
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at- H) [$ S; v1 o/ l# F* F
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles5 s1 V+ ]5 X3 p! a: `- G% V
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
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0 }" i0 p% c6 u# H# [ C; n- z“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints0 K+ H3 I, J! L& l$ O
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota
+ U3 D5 ?0 C: f W1 a% H" Wspokesman.
3 r/ W* ^! ]5 c6 jNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to
" ^ C# C0 j7 i9 Bunintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52
2 g% |3 S' @ fdeaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have6 N- N- |% `# |! J: p
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
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# t' ?; \8 t) T0 oReported Complaints) D" m* U; U9 k1 r* O+ [
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the
/ u$ X+ g4 e& l6 A3 ?car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five- a! Y o5 d8 y2 Y8 {( U# m8 m
to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17./ G- P6 U8 `7 q2 K5 O
The owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were; {. a8 ]) T$ V3 c
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
6 f% a6 w, \1 [% L8 w$ e7 ?; Vincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier." T5 ]. K! j" y# g9 a
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was$ H) w$ X8 \5 d2 b3 [
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the( @# y0 w& T7 X" L. r) R/ M: p
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
% T. Y! E7 T5 u# S! _" ~2 E: i7 w“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the9 n' O! l: o* M& {- @: X
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
4 E c/ w7 y- ]) hdoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
* J0 d/ m0 `7 I8 u* R6 Eengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.! B6 |+ k2 M$ S5 f0 i) D5 |
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”- g4 G" c: M4 d3 h2 H+ t
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two
8 f# S; s. m% u; J5 B+ v% nordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New* p9 ?0 U: o' ~* p a
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
7 ~& `, }4 V& J$ O3 }billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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