Oh, those LITTLE things...

[firemachine69]

Just wish mine weren't in the shop so dam much. My catalytic converter is being replaced, but now the battery is causing issues and the dealer is saying it's a "wear item". Keep in mind the sticker says the battery was manufactured not two years ago...

[YarisSedan]

Originally Posted by firemachine69

Just wish mine weren't in the shop so dam much. My catalytic converter is being replaced, but now the battery is causing issues and the dealer is saying it's a "wear item". Keep in mind the sticker says the battery was manufactured not two years ago...

Why the heck is your catalitic converter being replaced. If your cat is bad that means your vehicle had a missfire dumping unburned fuel into the catalitic converter. If that happend you would have a blinking check engine light and you neglected to bring the vehicle into the shop driving it while the vehicle was shaking missfire with a flashing engine light.

If that didnt happen theres no reason your catalitic converter went bad. They should last atleast 200k. Either way our cars at maint free till 100k. So no reason why you should have a missfire the plugs and coils should last that long. So someone is pulling your chain.

Also all dealer batterys are crap. Especially on economy cars they use the economy battery. They only last you 2-3 years. If you want a good battery purchase a interstate battery that should last you 4-5 years.