4Runner Theft

[DC Dude]

With 4Runners having such a high ground clearance, has anyone had their catalytic converter stolen?

 

[BlairB]

There have been quite a few reports of this happening. Do a quick search next time and you will see there are tons of results.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/53832-my-catalytic-converter-got-chopped-stolen.html

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/30640-stolen-catalytic-converter.html

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/general-discussions/52692-3-cats-stolen-14-months.html

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/41570-stolen-cat-mn.html

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/32476-cat-stolen.html

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/34641-stolen-catalytic-converter.html

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/35097-catalytic-converter-theft.html

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/maryland-virginia-wv-d-c/26367-catalytic-coverter-thiefs.html

 

[Prime]

DC Dude, Arlington dude here. I just asked about this at my shop and they said that all the recycling centers have recently started requiring ID when recycling cats. They said they were having a lot of SUVs coming in with chopped cats, but since the new ID requirement, the number of repairs/replacements coming in dropped to pretty much zero. Not saying it can't happen, but I'm a little more relaxed about it.

 

[Kwik8608]

I got a mass e-mail from my old college a couple weeks ago, Kent State University. Anyways this mass e-mail said that lots of cars were getting their catalytic converters stolen. They said the target vehicle was the 4Runner. Apparently a kid at Kent had his catalytic converter stolen, then the next day got it replaced, then that night got it stolen again.