I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR ALONG SLIGHTLY SNOW-COVERED ROAD TOWARDS STOPPED TRAFFIC AT RED LIGHT ON A SLIGHT DOWNGRADE. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES GENTLE, AS REQUIRED BY THE CONDITIONS, BUT THE ABS SYSTEM STARTED TO SHUDDER AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT BRAKE AT ALL. I HIT A STOPPED VEHICLE AT THE INTERSECTION AND EVEN WITH A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED IMPACT, OUR VEHICLE WAS WRITTEN OFF AND THE OTHER WAS TOWED AWAY BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. OUR VAN WAS DRIVABLE, BUT JUST BARELY, AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY WRITTEN OFF BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. I WAS CHARGED WITH CARELESS DRIVING WHICH WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT THE CASE. WE HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE OF THE SAME YEAR AND SIMILAR MODEL AND IT DOES THE SAME THING OCCASIONALLY BUT SO FAR THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN ANY FURTHER COLLISIONS. WE HAVE OWNED ASTRO VANS SINCE THEY WERE FIRST MARKETED IN 1985 AND THIS IS THE FIRST ONE TO ACT LIKE THIS. WE PURCHASED 1985, 1992, 1998, AND 2003 MODELS (2). I AM ASKING MY WIFE, ROSE, WHO IS ALSO THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE VEHICLE TO SUBMIT THIS REPORT ON MY BEHALF. PLEASE RESPOND TO HER WITH ANY RESOLUTIONS. WE PURCHASED THE SALVAGE FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY SO IT IS STILL IN OUR POSSESSION ALTHOUGH NOT ON THE ROAD. *TR