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 ...

Catalytic converters are devices on cars that deal with emissions. The devices are under the car, and often easy to remove ...

Across the nation, there has been a dramatic increase in catalytic converter thefts since 2019. Arizona alone saw a jump from just 142 thefts in 2020 to 2,046 in 2021 – a 1,340% increase – according ...

My mechanic removed the rear catalytic converter. Months later, it smells awful.

What is a catalytic converter? According to CARFAX, a catalytic converter cuts back on the pollution that the vehicle creates, changing hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides into oxygen, ...