TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING ISSUES - PRE 2010 MODELS. ON JAN 18TH, WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON WET PAVEMENT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES ON MY 2005 PRIUS AND FELT WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SLIGHT DELAY IN THE BRAKES ENGAGING. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS CONTRIBUTED TO MY SLIDING OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION AND HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD I STOPPED AN INCH OR TWO EARLIER I WOULD NOT HAVE HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. TOYOTA HAS ADMITTED TO ITS DEALERS THAT THERE ARE BRAKING ISSUES WITH ITS 2010 MODEL AND I BELIEVE THESE ISSUES MAY GO BACK TO PREVIOUS MODELS ALSO. THE HYBRID SYSTEM HAS NOT CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE PAST 5 TO 6 YEARS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO THOROUGHLY TEST THIS SYSTEM ON ALL PRIUS MODELS. *TR