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emailwanted2004 · 05-09-2008, 12:42 PM

I have an 03 Honda Civic Hybrid. It has 122,000 on it. I had an emission test done in 01/08 and passed. I had the 120,000 service a month ago and everything was fine. They said something about the throttle sticking and did a fuel injection. Mind you I've had a rattling noise under my car when I first start it each morning for two years now-took it to three dealers and they all said, oh the car is old-that noise is normal. A month later my 120k checkup (may 08), my check engine light comes on and my catalytic converter is fried. How can I pass emissions in January, and have a good 120,000 service report in April, and a month later in May my CAT is fried? 3 years ago in 05, honda updated their software because they said they a software malfunction was making the fuel burn lean and could cause the Catalytic converter to fail. I don't know if any of this is related, and I know my car has a lot of miles on it, but how can my catalytic converter just fail one day? Thank you.

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emailwanted2004 Brand Spanking Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1 Car: Mods:	Catalytic converter problems on Honda Civic Hybrid 03? I have an 03 Honda Civic Hybrid. It has 122,000 on it. I had an emission test done in 01/08 and passed. I had the 120,000 service a month ago and everything was fine. They said something about the throttle sticking and did a fuel injection. Mind you I've had a rattling noise under my car when I first start it each morning for two years now-took it to three dealers and they all said, oh the car is old-that noise is normal. A month later my 120k checkup (may 08), my check engine light comes on and my catalytic converter is fried. How can I pass emissions in January, and have a good 120,000 service report in April, and a month later in May my CAT is fried? 3 years ago in 05, honda updated their software because they said they a software malfunction was making the fuel burn lean and could cause the Catalytic converter to fail. I don't know if any of this is related, and I know my car has a lot of miles on it, but how can my catalytic converter just fail one day? Thank you.