2005 Toyota Prius Traction Control Problems

2005 PRIUS LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TIRE SLIPPAGE (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATION.: WHEN THE VEHICLE DETECTS A TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING (GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, RAIN OR WET CONDITIONS, LOOSE GRAVEL, ETC.) ALL POWER IS CUT TO THE WHEELS LEAVING THE CAR IN AN UNCONTROLLED SKIDDING CONDITION. THERE IS NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKING TO THE WHEELS (PULSED ON-OFF-ON) TO KEEP CONTROL. PULLING INTO TRAFFIC OR STOPPING ON WET ROADS HAS ALMOST LED TO ME BEING HIT OR HITTING ANOTHER CAR OR PEDESTRIAN. PRIUS OWNERS OF THE SECOND GENERATION HAVE WELL DOCUMENTED BEING UNABLE TO GO UP DRIVEWAYS AND MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED ACCIDENTS. *TW

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS LOSS OF CONTROL OVER VEHICLE AFTER SKIDDING OVER ICE OR SNOW, TRAVELING ON LOCAL ROAD. THE CAR WENT OVER SNOW THAT HAD BEEN SHOVELED TO THAT AREA, OR FALLEN FROM A TRUCK. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TURN SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND THEN RIGHT, REPEATING THIS WEIRD ACTION ABOUT 4 TIMES, GATHERING MORE SPEED WITH EACH MOVEMENT. FINALLY, I APPLIED THE BRAKE WITH FORCE AND NARROWLY MISSED A TREE BY ABOUT 6 INCHES, AND A PARKED VAN. I LANDED ON TOP OF A HEAP OF SOFT SNOW, THAT MUST HAVE BEEN PLOWED INTO THAT SPOT, WHICH KEPT THE CAR FROM MOVING BECAUSE THE WHEELS HAD NOTHING TO GRIP . UP TO NOW THE VEHICLE HAD PERFORMED WELL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SMALL BATTERY THAT FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS. I HAD TO PAY OUT POCKET FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 119,000 MILES. AND NOW I WILL GO SHOPPING FOR ANOTHER BRAND. I AM A FLEET ADMINISTRATOR, I KNOW THIS PROBLEM IS VERY SERIOUS. *TR