HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- When Mayor Sylvester Turner unveiled the "One Safe Houston" plan earlier this year, it was presented as a comprehensive plan to bring crime down in the city of Houston. One ...

Problems with your vehicle’s catalytic converter might first become apparent through poor acceleration, a rotten-egg smell from the exhaust, or the check-engine light coming on. As things get worse, ...

Catalytic converters are an essential part of a road car's exhaust system, converting noxious emissions into more environmentally friendly gases. Unfortunately, while they're useful, they aren't ...

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. For many, that sound will be their ...

Breakdown of the catalytic converter is not often the reason for a visit to an automobile repair shop. But, like any other part, the exhaust converter has its own life, and sooner or later this part ...

Catalytic converter thieves prefer raised trucks and the cover of darkness to do their work. A recent report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), a non-profit organization dedicated to ...

Last month in "Crying Fouled," we showed how the factory catalytic converter in our '95 Firebird Firehawk was robbing us of driveability. It had become so contaminated from unspent fuel that its ...

Catalytic converters: You never think about them until the day you go to start your car and discover the one that was once attached to your vehicle is gone. The biggest clues your catalytic converter ...

Auto warranties are very specific in the parts they do and do not cover. And with so many parts costing a near fortune to fix, it’s important to understand what’s covered under your warranty. Keep ...