Since catalytic converters on vehicles are often sought by thieves for their value and ease of access, you will want to take preventive measures with your car, like using and installing sensors and ...

In 2022, thefts nationwide were 540% higher than all of 2020, public data company BeenVerified found. Thieves are slipping under cars to swipe catalytic converters, those pollution-control gadgets ...

Your gas- or diesel-powered car most likely has a catalytic converter. This means you might have heard about what thieves are doing to these vehicles. They’re leaving them without these important ...

USAA has news for car owners: Bad guys are coming for your catalytic converter. The San Antonio-based insurance and financial services giant said in an email to customers that more than 10,000 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. SAN DIEGO — With a rise in catalytic ...

Cars making loud noises are never a good sign and are a particular hassle when the cause of the noise is a missing catalytic converter. Catalytic converters are regularly targeted car parts, sometimes ...

If you’ve got a car, chances are you’ve already been hearing about increases in catalytic converter thefts in recent months. Unfortunately for Delaware drivers, this trend impacts the First State, too ...

Platinum, a metal that helps craft aesthetically pleasing jewelry, also finds use in a car's exhaust for entirely non-aesthetic reasons. The catalytic converter is required on nearly every car to ...