Modern vehicles and the internal combustion engines that power them — well, most of them, that is — have come a long way in recent decades. From inefficient carburetor systems to fuel injection and, ...

Like finding a good contractor, tailor, or other skilled profession, selecting a mechanic or body shop you can trust with major repair jobs is becoming harder to do. You approve each estimate or ...

Catalytic converter theft is a growing problem in the United States, costing car owners thousands of dollars in repairs and causing major inconvenience. Thieves target specific vehicles because their ...

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 ...

As noted in this story, an aftermarket part falls under one of two categories: it's either a replacement part, or it's an add-on or modified part. However, there is one important exception to this ...

New York City and Long Island have witnessed the most dramatic surge in catalytic converter thefts in New York A man was killed last year trying to steal a catalytic converter in Westchester County ...

When Ken Shay of Chicago went out to start his 2013 Lexus RX 350 SUV parked near his Lincoln Park apartment on a recent weekday morning, he was in for a rude awakening. His trusty ride was locked up ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Thieves continue to prowl Bay Area streets in the night, stealing catalytic converters. It's bad enough if yours is stolen but worse -- they are expensive to replace if you ...

Claims for stolen catalytic converters doubled in the year ending June 2022, according to State Farm, the largest auto insurer in the U.S., whose customers reported more than 43,200 stolen converters ...