I have a 1996 Civic Ex manual with 90K miles. The car is very much stock. I dont mess with it since it is only for communting. I love it though.

Not sure if it is weather related since it has been real dry and windy here in Southern Calif. Every time I get out of the car, I get a small static shock when I close the door or touch any part of the body frame.

Anyone have ideas what could be causing this? I asked others and they all said it does not happen to them.

I was told it could be that it is not grounded properly. How do I check for grounding?

thanks much.

 

i get the biggest shocks ever.

i think it has to do with the underwear i have on i should try driving nekkid!

jk, on a more serious note, i do get shocked. door frame, the little screw in the door pocket etc. its probably just friction when you sit down on your seat.

 

I've seen people hang those rubber strips with the wire behind their cars... apparently they help with this...

 

haha i got to tell you when i first read this i thought you were joking! ok any ways is your interior carpet? if so if you move around alot shuffle your feet so on and so forth this could be causing static to build up and then when you get out you get shocked. i really really doubt that the shock has any thing to do with proper grounding... the wires are grounded to the frame and theres just about no way there would be current in the door....

 

I have the same problem... I've learned to just lock the door when it's open and im still sitting inside the car (no keyless entry anyway). When you're getting out, just keep in contact with the door until you shut it... Should do the trick.

 

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i seen this on cars before, but i dont remeber where, if it was in america or japan,


i do know for a fact that cold weather can build up static easy (i think)

 

Sounds like I just have to live with it. I thought there was some product I could buy. My friend also said I could buy these thick grounding wires which could also improve my idle.

thanks all, more ideas anyone?

 

dont they make a gorunding strap or something that you put on the car so you will not get shocked

 

there isnt really anything you can do except take the shock. it happens to me all the time. its mostly because of your *** sliding across the seat.

 

My friend's mazda has a rubber spot on the inner door panal that is labeled "touch"

Behind the rubber spot, there is a wire that leads to the door metal. I guess that discharges your body of static electricity so you won't get a shock when you touch the metal.

 

happens to me everytime i get out and get in the car...

 

I had the same problem for about a month...and then it just stopped, it was weird.

 

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what i was trying to get at

 

Same thing happens to me...

 

haha i get shocked all the time in my 00 civic. There is a thing called a grounding strap that is usually added to the back of the car behind the gas tank and it drags all the time on the road. It's very ugly but gets the job done.

 

yup. every morning i get that a lot when its really cold. It also happens when i walk around the house where its carpeted and as soon as i touch the doorknob... i hate it

 

grab hold of something metal before you make contact on the ground with your foot. just make sure your completely grounded before pumping gas

 

they make a fat braided wire, like 1" wide. Get a foot of it, bolt it to the frame, and let is drag along the ground all the time.

 

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hmm.... might work.... yes, they do have grounding straps. Last time I saw a set in use was on a Jeep Cherokee with a butt load of radios and stuff inside.

I get shocked all the time.... You don't get shocked as bad w/ leather seats tho... Personally, I just grab the striker plate the door latches to on the way out. Clean, bare metal. That way, no shock. Now if I could just remember to ground myself on the way in... sooo tired of shocking myself on the ignition.

 

oh ****! hahaha, i just noticed this today. I got shocked 4 times in a row and it ******* hurt!

 

Re: I get static shock everytime I get out of my car....ideas? (arielb1)

you have a lot of acid in your blood.

 

what i do for this, is when i go to get out of the car i put my forearm on the top of the door, when my feet his the ground i lose my charge and i never feel a thing. Just try not to let a small area like your fingertips be the thing you touch, then it will hurt. get used to laying your arm on the top of the door and you'll be fine.

 

check the ground wire in your trunk?

 

Just touch the rubber on the inner part of the door to keep that from happening.

 

Just touch something metal before you get out. I get shocked all the time in the winter...in the car, in the office, at home, etc... static builds up in me all the time when i walk and then when you touch a doorknob zap! i usually just hit them with the back of my hand first and then open them.