Early yesterday icy roads sent me into a telephone pole, totaling my Lexus RX. Before I hit the pole, the car's abs malfunctioned, and the steering wheel locked, making it impossible for me to try and steer the car. are the brakes and steering wheel supposed to lock up? I thought abs stood for ANTI lock braking system? So why did my brakes lock? And the steering wheel? Had the steering wheel not been locked, I would have been able to avoid the pole, maybe even maintain control and stay on the road. I get that the brakes might have been a malfunction, but do you know if the steering is supposed to lock? If not, is the Lexus corporation liable for the damages? The wheel locking was the main reason I hit the pole.