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Originally Posted by FairfaxTCHer
After driving my TCH for about 2 months, a really disconcerting thing started happening: every time I got out of my car after a trip and closed the door with my hand, I got a small electric shock.
I live in LA, and it may be that low humidity here has something to do with it, but it's never happened to me on any of my other cars (except in the desert), so I'm wondering if an engineering glitch in the TCH's electrical system is somehow creating a voltage differential in the metal of the body. Not a very scientific diagnosis, but it's the best I can come up with.
Has anyone else noticed this?
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It's "static" electricity. Probably more caused by those rubber soled shoes you are wearing and the low humidity you mentioned. My guess is the discharge is FROM you TO the car.
If it's really a problem there are little tricks to minimize the discomfort. Like holding a coin and touching it to the car handle first. That way you don't feel the spark.