I've had the same braking issue. I think we're only hearing about it from those of us who live in the snow-belt. We got about a foot of snow last week and I ran into the same situation. It only seemed to happen at street speeds, not highway. Neutral is the best solution I found. Before the VX I always used neutral in the winter, so it was kind of habit anyways. Snowboarding is a blast, just not in my car.