My daughter's Toyota RAV4 had a check engine light come on. We hooked up a scan tool, and it said the catalytic converter was ...

Catalytic converters are an essential part of a road car's exhaust system, converting noxious emissions into more environmentally friendly gases. Unfortunately, while they're useful, they aren't ...

There are periods when catalytic converters are part of frequent news stories, and the reason isn’t a fun one. From time to time, we’ll see an uptick in converter thefts, which makes for clicky ...

A treasure chest of valuable metals that sits underneath every car has sparked a rash of thefts. Now legislators in Washington and statehouses are fighting back. Thefts of catalytic converters — an ...

Thanks to modern fuel injection, the engine computer has extremely precise control over the proportions of the air/fuel mixture inside the cylinders. A countless number of sensors around the car tell ...

Even though most gas-powered vehicles are equipped with catalytic converters, many vehicle owners don’t give the CAT a second thought until something goes wrong. Fortunately, taking care of this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an infrastructure finance attorney at Nixon Peabody LLP. “The bad news is your car wasn’t stolen.” Such a statement sounds ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Catalytic converter thefts haven’t slowed down in Nashville and across the country and some car repair shops said the thefts are leading to a shortage of parts. According to ...

Officers from across the region say they’ve been dealing with a widespread increase of stolen catalytic converters as thieves continue to target vehicles parked at businesses and in neighborhoods.

Car theft is a real issue for the owners. In 2020, the number of vehicles stolen was up 11.8 percent from 724,872 in 2019. Whenever there is something of value, there are always perpetrators. But ...