Electric shock from car door after getting out of car

[redmanjp]

For the past couple of weeks when i get out my car (Hyundai Ioniq) if i touch the car door right after getting out the car i get an electrical shock - most times it's a very tiny one but about twice it seemed a little more, as if i got shocked by an electrical outlet.. I'm thinking it might be static electricity judging from what i googled online but then again i had the car serviced 3 weeks ago and it wasn't happening before then.

any thoughts on what could be causing it?

EDIT: on each occasion it's only a 1 time shock- i.e. if i touch the door a few seconds after getting shocked it doesn't shock again.

[matix]

For the past couple of weeks when i get out my car (Hyundai Ioniq) if i touch the car door right after getting out the car i get an electrical shock - most times it's a very tiny one but about twice it seemed a little more, as if i got shocked by an electrical outlet.. I'm thinking it might be static electricity judging from what i googled online but then again i had the car serviced 3 weeks ago and it wasn't happening before then.

any thoughts on what could be causing it?

EDIT: on each occasion it's only a 1 time shock- i.e. if i touch the door a few seconds after getting shocked it doesn't shock again.

Static

[pugboy]

you running ac cold?
also the combo of clothing and seat materials can generate more static
from my exp in cold country with static

[paid_influencer]

current flows in a circuit

circuit is like circle,
circle circuit circle same meaning

one end hadda be connected to the other in a loop
like a circle
for current to flow

in a car, the electrical supply runs off the car battery.
circuit goes from +12V terminal to battery ground terminal
the battery ground terminal connected to the chassis body

unless you touching something connected to the +12V line, i donno how that current getting completed for current to pass through you

as said earlier, probably static

[pugboy]

they could have sprayed armor all or such crap on the interior which will cause static to be generated easier

[VexXx Dogg]

A single zap would be static electricity.
If you stand and repeatedly touch the handle every few seconds and get zapped each time, you have an electrical issue to trace, likely HV as v won’t give you that zap

[pugboy]

hybrid/ev cars run at a couple hundred volts or more
if there was some electrical battery short
he certainly would not be asking about it here

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

It's definitely static buildup from the cold dry air of the ac and/or your clothing. It's far less likely a static zap will be from anything to do with the hybrid battery.

[st7]

For the past couple of weeks when i get out my car (Hyundai Ioniq) if i touch the car door right after getting out the car i get an electrical shock - most times it's a very tiny one but about twice it seemed a little more, as if i got shocked by an electrical outlet.. I'm thinking it might be static electricity judging from what i googled online but then again i had the car serviced 3 weeks ago and it wasn't happening before then.

any thoughts on what could be causing it?

EDIT: on each occasion it's only a 1 time shock- i.e. if i touch the door a few seconds after getting shocked it doesn't shock again.

yeahhh daz static esp from the AC. when you sliding out the front seat, just touch the frame/back door and it'll be fine. i surprise this is first time it happening to you hahah

[redmanjp]

For the past couple of weeks when i get out my car (Hyundai Ioniq) if i touch the car door right after getting out the car i get an electrical shock - most times it's a very tiny one but about twice it seemed a little more, as if i got shocked by an electrical outlet.. I'm thinking it might be static electricity judging from what i googled online but then again i had the car serviced 3 weeks ago and it wasn't happening before then.

any thoughts on what could be causing it?

EDIT: on each occasion it's only a 1 time shock- i.e. if i touch the door a few seconds after getting shocked it doesn't shock again.

yeahhh daz static esp from the AC. when you sliding out the front seat, just touch the frame/back door and it'll be fine. i surprise this is first time it happening to you hahah

this helps (touching the door before i come out ) but i have to remember to do it otherwise is zap. i still doh know why it only started in the last couple weeks. in that time i serviced the car and got a complementary wash & vacuum a couple days later with massy. so it could be something they applied inside that building up static maybe.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Static... I've been experiencing that quite a few times as well.

[death365]

change your shoe and see if it helps, i have a particular shoe/socks combo that does that too.

[nervewrecker]

Ground your vehicle.
Attach a thin metal chain to the underbody and leave it to drag on the road. Some trucks that have to be in areas where there are explosive and flammable gazes have a set of chains under them dragging on the road to dissipate accumulated static charge.

[ProtonPowder]

Is static, could have coincided with a change in the fabric of the shirt/pants you are wearing

[alfa]

Ground your vehicle.
Attach a thin metal chain to the underbody and leave it to drag on the road. Some trucks that have to be in areas where there are explosive and flammable gazes have a set of chains under them dragging on the road to dissipate accumulated static charge.

I used to get shocks from my old car and ended up doing the same with a length of copper wire

[*KRONIK*]

Depending on my shirt material and humidity, i may get a lil zap now and then
But i know is just static, i doh take it on

[pugboy]

simple solution, dont use aircon

[MG Man]

clothes and shoes
Happened to me every single time I exited my Lancer wagon. What I started doing was making a fist and hitting the car every time I exited. It would spread the static discharge over a wider area and give less of a 'zap', vs my habit of closing the car with a fingertip, and getting a nasty jolt that was audible, and visible in the dark

[fokhan_96]

Ground your vehicle.
Attach a thin metal chain to the underbody and leave it to drag on the road. Some trucks that have to be in areas where there are explosive and flammable gazes have a set of chains under them dragging on the road to dissipate accumulated static charge.

Wait so that's why men does be hanging these things looking ballz at the back of their van...

[The Bamboo Online]

[j.o.e]

Ground your vehicle.
Attach a thin metal chain to the underbody and leave it to drag on the road. Some trucks that have to be in areas where there are explosive and flammable gazes have a set of chains under them dragging on the road to dissipate accumulated static charge.

Wait so that's why men does be hanging these things looking ballz at the back of their van...

I doubt because dem balls don’t drag hence no grounding
Had a car years ago that would shock my gf at the time. Though she just had bad vibes and the car was telling me. It’s just static tho nothing else.
Leather upholstery to d world

[pugboy]

op better be careful around gas stations

[st7]

op better be careful around gas stations

i think once you dont exit the car while it fulling and touch the nozzle you should be fine, ent?

[matix]

Static in yuh Mc, take shock

[paid_influencer]

Static in yuh Mc, take shock

[redmanjp]

change your shoe and see if it helps, i have a particular shoe/socks combo that does that too.

hmm u might be onto something - i bought new shoes last month - might have to try an older pair to see if it makes a difference

[Dave]

Rubber sole shoes insulate you from discharging.

[nervewrecker]

Ground your vehicle.
Attach a thin metal chain to the underbody and leave it to drag on the road. Some trucks that have to be in areas where there are explosive and flammable gazes have a set of chains under them dragging on the road to dissipate accumulated static charge.

Wait so that's why men does be hanging these things looking ballz at the back of their van...

Nha, they advertising what they like

[one eye]

Have you noticed when you apply protectants to your interior, you feel static everywhere you touch?

Normally there is moisture on your dash.

Those protectants dry out the surface creating static.

My advice is to exit the vehicle without touching anything and close the door by gently pushing against the glass.

Personally I don't use protectants, a wet cloth with a little amount of scented disinfect is what I use.

[redmanjp]

wore a different pants today - no zap when i touched the door