ABS FAILED WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. DRIVER TAPPED BRAKES LIGHTLY TO DEACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL (HAD BEGUN TO RAIN HEAVILY); VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SKIDDING AND A SECOND ATTEMPT TO BRAKE FAILED, THERE WERE NO BRAKES AT ALL. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO QUIT WORKING JUST BEFORE CRASH (AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FOR PAST YEAR.)