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01-15-2008, 02:45 PM

dadyk00l33

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static shock

I've had my new 08 hch2 for about a week now and I get a major shock everytime I exit the car. Do you guys think this is just due to the cloth interior and the newness or have others had this problem and think it might be caused by something else?

01-15-2008, 03:55 PM

runnermaniac

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Re: static shock

I haven't had a problem with static discharge. I have, on occasion, felt it in my truck, though. I would mark it up to the static that builds with the cloth interior.

01-15-2008, 08:26 PM

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Re: static shock

I get these shocks in my 2007 HCH, but it must be because of the drier air in winter. I never got shocked during summer and fall.

01-15-2008, 09:03 PM

gumby

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Re: static shock

Yes, I notice it more in this car than in my previous rides (but they mostly had leather interiors). There are other threads on this site about this, too. Search around.
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01-17-2008, 10:39 AM

dadyk00l33

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Re: static shock

just in case anyone else has this problem, i purchased some static cling spray from target, it smells like hair spray but did the trick, no more electricution.

01-20-2008, 12:04 PM

Hybrid Eer

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Re: static shock

I get this, too, especially now that it's winter. If you touch the metal on the door BEFORE your foot touches the ground, you get no shock. Of course, about half the time I forget to do this(

). The little zap reminds me for the next time..

01-20-2008, 06:42 PM

DoPeY5007

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Re: static shock

so we have the same problem with out HCHI

BUT I have had it worse in Denver (I fly there for work) with some rentals, the worse with the Ford Fusion

01-22-2008, 09:32 PM

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Re: static shock

Someone with an HCHI was having this problem. I found a few sites that say how to minimize this.
Here's the thread:
https://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/...leaving-16004/