Toyota Corolla Catalytic Converter
retiredat44
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MY Catalytic Converters only last 1 year! They fail the Smog test each time the car is smogged here in California. Each time the Cakifornia DMV license renewal come sup the Cat fails! And it has to replaced every 2 years. This 1989 Toyota Corolla gets a new Cat every 2 years to pass the damned Smog test!
What a racket! The Catalytic Conveter makers are making a lousy produt, the California State government makes more money by charging for the smog test failures because the car has to be fixed and tested again. The shop makes more money because they sell and repair the car. The Cat maker sells a new Cat every 2 years for the same car!
Nothing can be done. Period. What could I do call 1-800-who-cares ! It's all a total fraud. And, btw,,, thanx to all those dumb arses who voted these crooks into office that put thes epolicies and laws into place. Maybe the damned government officials have stock in the platinum market? (Sarcasim).
Btw, California snuck in a new law that they charge anyone who needs an extension for their renewal pay $50.00. So, if you need to ask for an extension for your yearly or bicential car license renewal because it needs repairs to fix it so it wil pass the smog test and it will not be repaired and pass until after the renewal date, they charge $50.00. Thank you fools who voted these government people into office. All Crooks!
What a racket! The Catalytic Conveter makers are making a lousy produt, the California State government makes more money by charging for the smog test failures because the car has to be fixed and tested again. The shop makes more money because they sell and repair the car. The Cat maker sells a new Cat every 2 years for the same car!
Nothing can be done. Period. What could I do call 1-800-who-cares ! It's all a total fraud. And, btw,,, thanx to all those dumb arses who voted these crooks into office that put thes epolicies and laws into place. Maybe the damned government officials have stock in the platinum market? (Sarcasim).
Btw, California snuck in a new law that they charge anyone who needs an extension for their renewal pay $50.00. So, if you need to ask for an extension for your yearly or bicential car license renewal because it needs repairs to fix it so it wil pass the smog test and it will not be repaired and pass until after the renewal date, they charge $50.00. Thank you fools who voted these government people into office. All Crooks!
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A regular Joe who gets these Catalytic Converters replaced because of failure every 2 years should not have to flesh out bad brands from good. The companies who make bad cats should be ran out of business. Why would the state allow bad converters to be allowed to be manufactured and put on cars, if they are seeing this trend in Cats going bad after only 1 year of use.
There is no one at all with common sense to notify in our California legislature and the DMV clowns. They can see that if a car has the same repair each time for bad cats, there must be soemthing wrong. But of course, how dumb of me, they just see it as a way of collecting more money and screwing the consumer. They are forcing the car owners to purchase new cats each time, have mor einspections, pay more each time, and pay more fees for the worthless Ca. Smog program. What a total fraud!