# 2011 LINCOLN MKZ — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1111227` · 2014-09-19 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** MKZ
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 25,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
I WAS THE DRIVER; THE ACCIDENT OCCURED DAY;SUNNY AROUND NOON;I WAS IN A  LIBRARY  PARKING LOT PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE -SLOWLY SUDDENLY , THE CAR LEAPT FORWARD THE AND "SOMETHING" SEEMED TO BE UNDER THE ACCELERATOR- IT LEAPT FORWARD   I COULD LT NOT MAKE THE CAR STOP; WHAT STOPPED THE CAR WASAE  CONCRETE LIGHT POST WHICH EXPLODED. IF I HAD NOT HIT THE POST THE CAR WOULD HAVE GONE IN TO A LAKE AND I MIGHT HAVE DROWNED. I WAS ALONE THE CAR - AND I HAD ABOUT $10,000 DAMAGE TO MY CAR. I BELIEVE THE FLOOR MAT  SHIFTED AND WAS UNDER THE ACCELERATOR AND I AM VERY DISTRESSED. ALSO -THE  AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSSED- I CONTACTED  FORD BUT THEY SAID  I AS NOT AFFECTED BY THE MASSIVE  PREVIOUS RECALL OF FLOOR MATS., THIS FLOORMAT ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED OR SOMEONE WILL DIE.     *TR
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