general problems of the 2001 Toyota RAV4

I was traveling on a highway to work and it had been raining when I pressed my brakes to stop ( I barely pressed them) and my brakes locked and I couldn't stop. I tried to press a couple of times and even pumped them. I tried to get onto the shoulder and my steering locked. I was traveling 55 mph before I tried stopping, and was never able to stop, and when I hit the car in front of me my airbags never deployed. My front end was smashed end and my vehicle was totaled. The lady I hit had just a dent in her bumper. I didn't have major injuries but I had some bruising and a knot on my knee. I never went get checked out but I still have pain sometimes in my neck and back. The police did file a report and even though the lady I hit told the officer that I wasn't close to her and had plenty enough time to stop he gave me a ticket for following too close. It took me way longer than 4 seconds to hit her.

First my 2001 Rav4 started shifting really hard (the lower gears) and I could see the rpm going up high. After a day of having this problem my check engine light came on. The transmission fluid is at a good level and it's nice and pink.

Steering problems; while travling 45 mph steering jerked to right side, and she could not get back in place. Contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything.

The steering pulls to the left intermittently and does not respond when attempting to correct it. Nlm.