So...yeah, whenever i get out of the car and touch the door where the window slides up into i get a shock....
It was nothing at first but now its getting a little out of control and its freakin me out! It only does it when you have driven the car around and then get out, and it only does it once untill you drive it again and the charge builds back up. Its both doors by the way...What could this be and how do i stop it?

 

YOU CAN'T BEAT THE LAWS OF PHYSICS, MAN!!!111!?!!&!^%@$1726543162543!!!!

 

try driving for a while and touch your muffler...you can actually see the spark..and man does it hurt.

 

All you do is ground yourself by touching the quarter panel (whole palm) after exiting the car. It's caused by your clothes rubbing with the car seat while driving, which causes a charge. It's more noticeable because of the cold temperature, the air is drier.

I'm sure people have seen something about static electricity on TV. They say while pumping gas never get back into the car, you might build up enough charge to cause an explosion/fire. If you do get back into the car, make sure you properly ground yourself after exiting.

 

yeah the spark actually ignites the fumes and trails back into the source (gas nozzle) and i've seen it happen

 

I believe it happens but i doubt you've seen it in real life

 

So is there anything i can do to the car to help it not do that so much?
Or do i need to start using bouce fabric softner

 

just put on a grounding strap. you could buy one that installs on your tow hook or just make one out of wire. just mount the wire to any metal part of the car and run the wire so it touches the ground.

 

I actually watched this episode of myth busters for those who know the show, where they de-mythtified the whole static electricy urban legend crap. They couldnt get the pump at the gas station, or fumes, to blow w/ a cell phone being used near by or any other electric shock that might be produced within a normal realm. Just a tale...

 

There is a video of a chick pumping gas and suddenly she and the surrounding air burst into flames. It's from a security camera and I'm sure it's real...

 

yep i saw that too scarry *** ****

 

I just shut the car door buy pushing on the window, I sick of getting shocked :.

 

i always make a fist or use the palm of my hand to close the door. Same way when entering a store. I make a fist and hit the store's door handle to discharge the static. Was getting shocked regularly. I check for live wires (110v) that way if I don't have a meter handy, just givem a quick slap.. blah bla blah ba bla ba.....

 

yeah i first really started noticing this with my old civic. Sometimes you dont get shocked and then sometimes i feel like i just got hit with a taser. I usually just push on the window.

 

I ground myself with the key. I grab the metal shaft of the key, then touch it to the car. It shocks the key, not me!

 

It's probably your seats. There's an anti-static fabric spray you can put on your seats. And about getting zapped, hold something metal in your hand when you touch the offending surface, keys for example. Hold them tight and touch the surface... you hardly feel it.

Low humidity days will make it much worse too.

 

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yeah i just shut the door with my elbow u dont feel it as much but i have always done that. u wanna cry about getting shocked try turning off a running car by pulling the coil wire with your hand it didnt make me cry or yell it just sucked

 

yea man, it really sux. I noticed this a lot last year when i drove my moms accord in the winter and now a lot with my Prelude. Sometimes the shock it so strong it hurts.

 

I think its funny as hell that you all get shocked too yet i never have heard of this. I had no idea that it was that common! Ill try some of that static spray stuff on my seats see if that does the trick. Im tellin ya its gettin pretty bad. I do agree with who ever said it has to do with the fact that its winter and the air is dryer, that seems to be the case

 

I don't believe it's because it's drier - It's because cold air is denser. You are moving a greater volume of air over/around your car in winter the you do in summer, which generates more static electricity due to more surface friction. you could always get static wicks like on aircraft (: heh.

 

I'm telling you... just ground yourself with your key. It works wonders.

 

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You could be right. I take a class every year at work about static electricity. It's more common than people think, every electronic company is aware of it.

There was a myth about static electricity setting off a missile or something back in the days. If you google it, I'm sure you'll find interesting information.

 

and yes i have seen it before. It was at Lackland AFB in texas and a guy was filling up a gas container in the bed of his truck and when he slid the container it created a spark and lit him up! the container wasn't grounded and now you will see signs posted at every gas station telling you to refuel gas containers on the ground.