“Don’t drive it,” says David Bennett, manager of repair systems for the Automobile Association of America. So you’ve discovered your catalytic converter has been stolen. What should you do if your catalytic converter is stolen? Thieves sometimes can collect up to $1,000 for one catalytic converter depending on its condition and the car it was taken from, experts say. As the value of the precious metals contained within the catalytic converters continues to increase, so do the number of thefts of these devices,” said David Glawe, the group’s president and CEO. “We have seen a significant increase during the pandemic.
David Glawe, President of the National Insurance Crime Bureau “‘As the value of the precious metals contained within the catalytic converters continues to increase, so do the number of thefts of these devices.‘” “The noise and the exhaust smell - I had no idea what it was, but I knew it was bad,” said actor Cameran Hebb, who had the catalytic converter stolen from her Toyota TM, -0.65% Prius last summer.Ĭatalytic converter theft has shot up tenfold since 2018 and the problem is rampant nationwide, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, a trade group that tracks theft and fraud.
The surge has been fueled in part by skyrocketing prices for the precious metals contained within the part, which is a key part of a car’s emission’s system. Nothing will make your heart sink faster than turning on your car and hearing the ungodly rumbling noise that comes when your catalytic converter has been stolen.įor many, that sound will be their first introduction to what has been among the fastest rising categories of auto theft during the pandemic.
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