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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk) _1 Y' \3 n( j) d" Q7 p0 A! W
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic' T9 @0 G+ I4 Y
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
# ?/ k, k \5 |( ~5 Ptheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended2 O7 |, |! g7 i6 E7 Z+ f
acceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the8 Y7 g' N9 I/ o# P
automaker’s recalls.; h; R, a' w) ?/ O
The reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
0 S/ S% k w1 g' t- U" UTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the
1 K# v: H$ I: oagency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their8 I& l8 o+ C, P2 H0 T
validity.
3 K- l5 j* b- Y1 j z7 d2 QThe complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009
0 B3 P0 d. \# IMatrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at
# N4 P9 O$ [$ f, ]3 L4 F7 kdealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles7 x! I# D! R: i5 p& f9 m1 }
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of* L+ f; b/ ~7 |! H" A
previous complaints.
# y8 ~ w; B/ `7 w“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints% E5 v% T! g( Q7 I `: Z/ T) q H% V' x
involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota+ R) P S) V( j; _
spokesman.
( B- P( a! t3 p6 t0 xNHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to8 r% s* \9 c/ a+ U
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 521 A$ \& d3 D; t& z+ G
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have6 z V! ]/ \* r8 l
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year! |. Q: k' }; L( w, z9 k) X2 z* \
for unintended acceleration.* M7 _; C2 f8 X5 b9 c
6 T( }5 g( s% |, q" M0 LReported Complaints5 ^/ ~' C9 h2 Y& m0 H/ t- }# ]
- Q( [0 r% m5 L! E6 SThe owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the& q3 z( j$ Z: w
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
! ^" G; A+ J, p5 N2 Sto six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
& D5 y _; _8 `% k& z$ O8 sThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were! q" o% c) {7 y+ t# h y
at the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
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The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was
! ^' D7 {* q3 `- s( Y3 X" j0 y) v+ i2 ucompleted Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the$ z4 R( E O2 f! L8 k" L" P
driver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
1 h0 }) |+ u- K: G“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the
6 V; g8 ]" [# G$ a( \unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
- Q- C E. B( [$ C2 y5 \; Wdoing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
5 l) m& V( \8 i& s1 F& L: ]9 Oengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.0 P7 _1 J A; {- h
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”; Y v) K1 f0 L5 r b
Toyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two7 I/ O6 c: }, P2 N9 Z7 t+ p: U
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New
# }" H! E: p) Y2 Z' w4 |York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34
" M0 @8 v" i) d5 ^$ w4 Z$ @, Xbillion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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