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By Jeff Green and Margaret Cronin Fisk
+ I% H0 w2 L- v @March 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic: u& Q/ \* v* z
Safety Administration received four reports from drivers saying
1 I' ]0 T3 u# ttheir Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles experienced sudden unintended
! b0 e% B8 r7 p6 x0 X2 {# W; R- Uacceleration after they were supposedly repaired in the
3 S: ^! \& d1 h vautomaker’s recalls.
! ?: `& ~4 {6 ?- Q3 ]' E: s% qThe reports were posted on the regulator’s Web site. A
/ H( g3 B/ F' E) K. y3 NTransportation Department spokeswoman, Olivia Alair, said the3 a, l. f5 H0 H* M) Z2 V
agency is looking into the complaints and hasn’t confirmed their
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The complaints were about a 2007 and 2010 Camry, 2009" F/ F$ T6 t9 @0 {
Matrix and a 2008 Avalon that owners said had been repaired at& c+ k" {9 \- m( s8 I) \2 T' @4 t
dealerships. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million vehicles9 q! M! |$ H/ D+ ?$ b3 ~% }3 z
globally to modify floor mats and accelerator pedals because of
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“We will continue to thoroughly investigate any complaints
( {' c, F9 S* i6 {involving unintended acceleration,” said Brian Lyons, a Toyota- y& i5 C+ I1 a( J+ r
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NHTSA said today that Toyota crashes possibly linked to6 o; W, s3 ~' I" E5 B
unintended acceleration have caused 43 fatal crashes with 52. h! X2 H: r! n) Y4 U# }. Z
deaths and 38 injuries. About two-thirds of the incidents have x* e7 V& W4 t _6 C1 w4 a
been reported since Toyota started recalling vehicles last year
8 c4 W. Q, }) b5 Qfor unintended acceleration.* P9 y0 J) Q0 x
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Reported Complaints
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The owner of the 2010 Camry wrote in the complaint that the% p# G4 x% i. C2 N$ M( U7 [
car was repaired Feb. 12 and accelerated unexpectedly for five
5 F" |* R( z0 j' z4 E8 }to six seconds as the driver entered a parking lot on Feb. 17.
* h# }* B- J7 L; OThe owner of the Avalon and 2007 Camry said their vehicles were
0 Y3 F- m% T1 Zat the dealership for review after having repeat accelerations
; X4 u: }* \$ z' v0 F. M1 fincidents that were supposed to have been repaired earlier.+ m# N% V7 |0 \2 J: k4 \
The owner of the 2009 Matrix said the recall work was/ P( C5 n# o4 v5 m' o; |
completed Feb. 10 and on Feb. 26 the car moved forward with the
7 x5 |( R/ G" d, r0 j. Q: F% R, Pdriver’s foot on the brake in a parking lot.
; k) x' A4 I$ G T9 L“I put my other foot on the brake as well,” the3 B/ E6 Y3 D0 J9 v
unidentified woman wrote in the complaint. “My son said ‘It’s
* \7 ^+ ^2 v/ J' c0 Q3 _5 [doing it again Mom!’ I put it in neutral, and we both heard the
: Z u3 A3 _# G3 i' V' iengine wind out like I had pushed the gas pedal to the floor.5 Y$ ]0 a. @+ u" v& ^3 O: D
This obviously means the recall ‘fix’ isn’t working!”
" l* C9 t" b5 Y3 h: h9 X+ Z nToyota’s American depositary receipts, each equal to two# c# @% z: V8 i+ m9 _) E
ordinary shares, rose 78 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $74.42 in New) }" p( V' T/ ]
York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have lost $34" L- `! s0 d; k0 v% w/ I/ @$ a
billion in value since Toyota announced a recall on Jan. 21. |
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