We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. Problems with catalytic converters are one of the most common causes of check engine lights, but they’re extremely ...

Catalytic converters are popular with thieves as they’re relatively easy to remove and contain expensive materials such as platinum, palladium, and rhodium. The latter costs around $7,925 per ounce, ...

Platinum has been considered a precious metal for a couple thousand years now, with folks in both hemispheres using it to show off their conspicuous consumption since about 700 BCE. This is partly ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The catalytic converter is a non-serviceable part that can last well beyond 100,000 miles; or, in some cases, the entire life of the vehicle, ...

Three years ago, thieves stole a staggering 8,591 catalytic converters from New York City vehicles. But since 2022, police, prosecutors and even state lawmakers have taken steps to solve the problem — ...

A catalytic converter is an integral part of a car’s overall exhaust system. However, while they are normally something a car owner would never think about, thefts of catalytic converters spiked to ...

Catalytic converters aren’t the most glamorous part of your car – in fact, it’s not even visible unless you crawl under. But catalytic converters, which change engine pollutants into less harmful ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A 33-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years ...

The head of a catalytic converter theft ring was sentenced to 12 years in prison Tou Sue Vang and his brother and mother made as much as $38 million in the scheme, according to authorities. Tou Sue ...

Reports of catalytic converter thefts in Fresno dropped by 60% after federal authorities arrested a man who was selling thousands of the stolen car part for a profit of more than $2.5 million. Federal ...

A Salvadoran citizen accused of killing an Inglewood man while trying to steal a catalytic converter in February was in the United States illegally for the second time despite having been deported ...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (KABC) -- Two suspects have been arrested more than a week after a man was shot and killed as he interrupted a catalytic converter theft in progress outside his Inglewood home, ...