# 2005 CHEVROLET COBALT — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `547088` · 2005-08-01 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** TIRES
## Narrative
DT:THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 CHEVROLET  COBALT. THIS VEHICLE WAS RENTED BY THE CONSUMER FOR THREE DAYS.  THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A SQUEALING NOISE,  AND GOT INTO A SEVERE ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM WAS EITHER IN THE STEERING OR THE TIRES. AN INVESTIGATOR WAS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM .   CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THIS NOISE. SHE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.  2 OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE POLICE REPORTED THAT  CONTACTS VEHICLE  HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF A DIESEL SEMI TRUCK,  BUT SHE STATED  THAT VEHICLE  HIT THE FRONT OF THE OTHER  VEHICLE. ALSO, THE POLICE REPORT  STATED THAT THERE WAS MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE DIESEL TRUCK. THE POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED.
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