AoA Members
Just wanted to share with you an issue that I faced with Aqua and its interesting solution. I have a 2014 Aqua and lately it lost its acceleration, engine noise increased, and fuel economy dropped. I tried the usual solutions like Cat cleaning, spark plugs change, CVT oil change etc, but nothing made a difference. It was almost like the transmission was slipping. Anyways finally I removed the back seat and accessed the lithium battery. It turned out that the blower fan filter that keeps the battery cool was choked with lint from the seats (The air inlets are inside the cabin both for prius and Aqua). This was causing battery heat up and the battery was not supplying full power to the motor causing all the above symptoms. I cleaned the filter and the drive changed immediately back to original and mileage came back to 22-25 kpl. So folks do check your battery filters and keep them clean as there is a lot of dust in Pakistan. A dirty filter can really mess up the drive of your hybrid.
