WITH OUR 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, MY WIFE HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE SLID INTO A SNOW BANK WITHIN 1 BLOCK OF OUR HOME. JUST PRIOR TO THIS, I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKE DID NOT SEEM TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. I USED TO WORK FOR GENERAL MOTORS IN MICHIGAN AND KNOW THE SOUND THAT COMES FROM WORKING ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES USED TO WORK EARLIER IN 2009...I HAD TO STOP ON A WET PAINT STRIPE AND THE ANTI-LOCKS MADE THE DISTINCTIVE RATCHETING SOUND. IN DECEMBER 2009, THAT SOUND AND THE LOSS OF BRAKING TRACTION WAS EVIDENT. NOT UNTIL I SEE THAT THERE IS NEWS IN THE MEDIA RECENTLY ABOUT THE PRIUS DID I THINK TO LODGE A COMPLAINT. THIS ACCIDENT CAUSED ME (AND MY INSURER) $1,024 IN DAMAGE TO OUR FRONT BUMPER. *TR