MY DRIVING RECORD WAS CLEAN UNTIL THIS 2010 PRIUS. IN ONE YEAR I HAVE HAD TWO ACCIDENTS AND SEVERAL INCIDENTS, ALL OF WHICH I AM NOW CONVINCED DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. THE FIRST ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE END OF DECEMBER 2010. I WAS GOING ONLY ABOUT 10 MPH. I HIT THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY TO TRY TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT THE CAR DID NOT STOP BECAUSE OF ICE, BUT NOW AFTER THIS 2ND ACCIDENT AND RESEARCHING OTHER PRIUS REPORTS, I AM CONVINCED THIS FIRST ACCIDENT WAS ALSO BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. SINCE I DID NOT SUSPECT THIS AT THE TIME, I DID NOT REPORT IT OR HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED WHEN THE CAR WAS REPAIRED. THE 2ND ACCIDENT WAS LAST NIGHT, DEC 8TH, 2011. I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH. THE BRAKES CLEARLY FAILED TO WORK, AND I HIT A CAR STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD PLENTY OF DISTANCE TO STOP. THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN, IF ANYTHING, IT MAY HAVE SPEEDED UP, BUT I CANNOT DEFINITELY SAY THIS, AS I WAS TOO FREAKED OUT LOOKING AT THE CAR I WAS GOING TO HIT TO CHECK MY SPEED. THE ROAD WAS NOT ICY. THE IMPACT DEMOLISHED THE FRONT END OF THE PRIUS. MY AIR BAG ALSO DID NOT INFLATE. I HAVE WHIPLASH FROM THIS SECOND ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY NO ONE ELSE WAS INJURED. I NOW REALIZE I HAD SEVERAL OTHER BRAKE 'SLIPPAGE' PROBLEMS LAST WINTER THAT DID NOT RESULT IN ACCIDENTS AND I DID NOT IDENTIFY THEN AS BRAKE PROBLEMS. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY SNOW TIRES, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE BRAND NEW. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE TIRE DEALER LAST MONTH WHO SAID THEY HAD NO OTHE