# 2012 LINCOLN MKZ — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1150992` · 2015-01-25 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** MKZ
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 14,000
## Narrative
I FULLY STOPPED IN A PARKING PLACE WHERE I USE TO GO EVERY MONDAY TO PICK UP KIDS FROM A DANCING SCHOOL.  AFTER I FULLY STOPPED AND TRY TO PUT THE CLUTCH ON P THE CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF.  I WENT TROUGH A BUILDING AND  AS I TRIED TO CONTROL THE CAR I WAS TRYING TO PUT IN P AND I WAS NOT ABLE.  I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND TRIED TO STABILIZE THE CAR..EVENTUALLY THE CAR ENDED IN A DITCH AND I WAS ABLE TO EXIT IMMEDIATELY.  THE AIR BEGS OPENED ONLY AFTER I EXIT THE CAR.  I WAS IN COMPLETE SHOCK AND I WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL BY THE RESCUE SQUAD.    I ASKED MY INSURANCE TO KEEP THE COMPLETELY DAMAGED CAR TO BE INSPECTED BY LINCOLN INSPECTORS SINCE THE CAR HAD 2  PROBLEMS  1. ACCELERATED WHEN FULLY STOPPED  2 AIR BEGS DID NOT OPEN DURING THE CRASH WITH THE BUILDING      MY INSURANCE CHUBB WROTE TO LINCOLN COMPANY BUT UNTIL TODAY NO ONE RESPONDED OR INSPECTED THE DAMAGED CAR.  I WAS LUCKY THE KIDS WERE STILL IN CLASS, I COULD HAVE HEARD MANY OF THEM IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN A FEW MINUTES LATER.      I REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION OF THE CAR    SINCERELY  *TR
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