TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BRUISED LUNG, BRUISED KNEE, AND SEVERAL LACERATIONS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT FACILITY. SERVICE CHEVROLET CADILLAC (LOCATED AT 1212 AMBASSADOR CAFFERY PKWY, LAFAYETTE, LA 70506, (337) 234-9411) WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.