Toyota Prius Owners Are Asking To Have Their Cars Recalled Due To Theft Of Catalytic Converters

To the "one product user". Thanks for giving the instructions on how to remove the catalytic converter shield.

Whilst I have every sympathy with the owners suffering theft of their catalytic converters it must be noted it's the result of criminal activity which is nothing to do with Toyota. My question is who's buying these stolen cat's and what are law enforcement doing about it ? Perhaps Toyota could discount the price of the cat protectors as a gesture but they aren't responsible for the thefts.

Just go Electric.

Why is this a Prius only issue? Aren't all ICE vehicles vulnerable to the secondary catalytic converter being stolen because it is along the bottom of the vehicle?

Mainly two issues here. If your car part, car or any other property is stolen, it is not manufacturer's fault. Second thing, if you are keeping your autoinsurance, insurance company should be paying for it. So you should go after insurance company and thief. Work with your legislators to enact law that you have right to protect your properties by hard during your car with electricity or your premise with automatic guns to take care of thieves without getting prosecuted. Unfortunately thieves have more rights in this country.

The same day this article came out and suggested to me by google, my cat was stolen off my prius. Makes me think they might have read same article, it may be raising awareness to a serious problem but may infact be doing more harm than good. Invitation for desperate thieves...

After being woken by a theif in the middle of taking one from a neighbor, the next morning I was able to get a metal plate installed for around $300 to prevent this exact theft from happening. Until Toyota gets their act together, PROTECT YOUR CAR... ask your car guys if they are doing this. If not, find one that is.

I got mine stolen last night even though it had some type of "protection" the rebar didn't do much, I also had a car alarm. I was just getting stable and putting some money into savings, this is a big financial set back for me.

I am the owner of 2008 Toyota Prius and mine was stolen last night. Toyota, please do something to help your valuable customers

My 2008 prius catylac converter just failed or stolen today. Not sure which 1 bcoz I don't know anything about cars.all I know is it makes that loud sound. Please help on what should I do? How can I get TOYOTA to recall my car ? Please how can I sign that petition I read in your post?

I WOULD LIKE TO SIGN A PETITION PLEASE?? WHAT DO I DO?

I bought a 69 plate Prius plus excel from cargiant on 02/10/20 and when I started the engine on the morning of 14/10 the engine roared like a moped. I didn't realise what the fault was until I saw all those videos on YouTube. I jacked it up this morning and it confirmed the obvious. They've made a clean cut like an experienced surgeon. The car was parked in a residential parking lot near a very busy road in south London. I didn't know anything about cat converter theft until this happened to me. There was no mention of such from the car dealer(cargiant ) at no time. This is really sad. I just resigned from my retail job to be an Uber or whatever driver and now this

DON'T EVER LOSE A CAT IN CALIFORNIA !!

You can't buy or install aftermarket parts and the dealer prices run into thousands. My 2002 Prius had a cat stolen and the dealer estimate was $2500 which is $900 more than the car's salvage value. So I'm gonna lose my whole functional sentimental-value original Prius for petty theft !! At least in the other states you can install an aftermarket cat for like $100 plus labor.

It's not Toyota's fault they're being stolen.
And I doubt they will install any aftermarket plate.
They should come out with a plate of their own to keep customers happy.

We live in San Francisco and catalytic converter thefts are out of control. We have a 2007 Prius and just had our catalytic converter stolen for the 3rd time in 2 years. After the 2nd time we had the security plate installed thinking this would prevent or at least deter the thieves. We were wrong. Even with the security plate on they were able to steal the catalytic converter and in order to do this they did a lot more cutting and damaged the undercarriage and manifold. It's going to cost more to repair than the car is worth. As much as we love the Prius we are going to have to get a different type of car.

I just had my catalytic converter stolen off a 08 Prius. We need to voice our opinion and our frustration to Toyota. It cost me over $2000+ to fix it. This is ridiculous if I knew this was a thing beforehand I would have invested into a other car.

my 07 prius got stolen. I think toyota Co should have designed so its not so easy to be cut ,they should be responsible for the cost .

I just had mine stolen two nights ago. The cost to repair is only $300 less than what I originally paid for my 2007 Prius. I had no idea this was such a common occurrence. The Toyota dealer near me In MD just reported that this happens at least three times a week lately.

Really last night stolen mine

Honestly stolen mine last night started the engine made noises loudly missed my job

Sorry, I missed how it is Toyota’s fault that a criminal stole a part off of someone’s car?

Obviously it isn’t the owner’s fault but equally obvious is that it is 100% the fault of the person running around with the sawzall in one hand and your cat in the other.

Why are you trying to protect the criminal and criminalize the innocent? .

Well I believe the car I was driving had it stolen last night from work. I get in it and start and sound like a jet plain taking off. It's a 2002 and it belong to my client who past away last year so it's not in my name yet. I can't afford this and they only took part of it. So I can drive it but scared they will take the rest until I can get it fixed and protect it. I am in low income and I really didn't think this car would be targeted because it damn near 20 years old and looks like it. But I guess because it is, it's why it's valuable. I hope I can get it fix and protected or I won't have a job and will have nothing to do with covid.

Mine was stolen 2 days ago. Whats more California won't let me use any cat. It has to be through the stealership of Toyota and they quoted me $3400 to repair!! Including labor they say! What it takes 2-3min for a thief it takes them hours apparently to replace. I don't have coverage and the car is only worth $2000 so it's totalled. I have to drive it out of state and sell it in AZ or NV. Good luck trying to find a buyer. One thing is for sure #toyotadoesnthaveyourback and #dumptoyota #neverbuytoyota #ihatetoyota #toyotasucks and I will never buy a Toyota again. You don't have the customer's back specially when you produce the part you have created scarcity in the marketplace and your the sole supplier!!?? give me a fucking break I feel so frustrated and angry right now, and Toyota is just not doing ANYTHING, not saying ANYTHING like WTF!!?? The worst company in the word. You know Prius owners get the Prius exactly to save money and this is the most ridiculous thing to ever happen to me and all of us. #PRIUSGOTOHELL

The catalytic converter was stolen from my 2005 Prius two weeks ago as it sat in my driveway! I bought the car used and with all I had read about the 2nd Gen Prius, I never saw any warning about this problem. My car is now nearly worthless. The Toyota dealer near me can't keep this part in stock because of this ongoing problem. I still can't get over the bull shit that the part MUST BE a TOYOTA part because I live in California. Very disappointed with my purchase of the Toyota Prius.

People are saying you should stop whining and buy the device to keep it safe. What if you had no idea this stealing of a CAT was even a thing? Would have been nice if Toyota would have let us know. We loaned it to our young daughter who does not have a garage and lives in an apartment building. She came out this a.m. to go to work and freaked out texting us that the car sounded really bad. My husband and I drove over...a diff. town and found the cut wires etc. and figured it out. Our insurance agent said its really bad over in Everett. Happens all the time. apartment says they do not have security cameras. I find that difficult to believe. She had it parked by the pools. Had to get it towed quite aways. Fortunately our insurance is paying for all of it. She already hit a pole and has 2000 worth of damage she has to come up with. Ugh.

Mine got stolen March 5,2021. Can anyone help me