RHO engine light

[testerdahl]

I ordered the RHO in October of 2024 and took delivery in early Jan 2025. I love this trucks looks, features, and performance. I put around 1,300 city/hwy miles on it, when I noticed a check engine light while omw home from school. I stopped by my Dodge dealer right away and was given a rental. I was told the next day after a diagnostic that both catalytic converters were broken apart internally and of course the $12,000 repair is covered under factory warranty. I am currently waiting on the parts that are on back order.

Have you gotten a written estimate? Not doubting you on bit. Just thinking about reporting on this and looking for things in writing. Naturally, I'd remove all your information and the dealers info.

 

[RHOfan]

Yup, automakers have been mounting them closer to the engines to thwart off thieves. I first covered this back in 2016: https://www.motortrend.com/features...tic-converter-theft-prevention-on-new-tacoma/

I’ve read that moving them closer to the headers/turbos is solely for emissions purposes…they need to get hot to be effective…faster the better. Hence, cats being closer to turbos. If that makes them harder to steal, it’s a secondary benefit.

 

[testerdahl]

I’ve read that moving them closer to the headers/turbos is solely for emissions purposes…they need to get hot to be effective…faster the better. Hence, cats being closer to turbos. If that makes them harder to steal, it’s a secondary benefit.

I've never heard an explanation from the emissions point of view. Cats have always gotten hot enough for emissions as far as I know. I've only heard the reasoning from a theft point of view. Believe it or not, engineers are real people and they hate thieves as much as we do.

 

[Cautionary Tale]

$12k for cats? That is wild. I haven’t checked rare earth metal prices lately but that expense seems crazy!

12k for repair, cats are certainly a small portion of that (3-6k is my guess).

I'd prefer an addict just knock on my door so I can give him the $150 he makes hocking my cats and he can take the night off or go bother my neighbors.

 

[SDMatt]

$12k for cats? That is wild. I haven’t checked rare earth metal prices lately but that expense seems crazy!

Parts are around $4500 if you replace both.