Warranty on Catalytic Converters Question

Vycor · Aug 25, 2008

Okay, so I know vehicles come with an 8 year/80,000 mile warranty on the catalytic converters... what happens if the catalytic conver is replaced, does the replacement have a warranty?

For example, my story:

Nissan replaced one cat under warranty at around 70k
I had a cat fail at around 96k, so I paid for that one.

I had the cat replaced around 70k, fail on me again, im at 120k, so im paying for that one.

Well... do i REALLY need to pay for the failed cat, that nissan replaced at 70k? Say for example i had it replaced at 75k, im at 120k which is 45k more...

my dad mentioned that the replaced cat might have a 5 year/50k warranty... is that true? Where can i find info on it.

I know i shouldnt be going through cats but i had a bad head gasket and some other problems i just had fixed (head gasket a few weeks ago)... and im selling the truck so im not gonna go replacing the supercharger/etc... im fixing the truck so its compliant/runs the best i can get it to.

So oif someone can help me out with warranties on replaced cats id appreciate it.

Zero Six LE · Aug 25, 2008

I would expect they would only be bound for the remainder of the warranty from when they replaced them. Anything past 80,000 would let them (manufacturer) off the hook more than likely. Maybe you can do a Google search to find out more about it.

http://www.epa.gov/oms/consumer/warr95fs.txt

Vycor · Aug 25, 2008

Ehh its as I figured. Standard parts warranty, 1 year/12,000 miles... that blows.

I mean i KNOW the cats are not going bad on their own, its cause of the truck but still, 2 years and im replacing it... sucks.

So I paid for 2 cats, and 1 was under warranty, blows. Ohh well... its being sold anyway, all repairs are done.

Warranty on Catalytic Converters Question

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