I seem to recall some aftermarket accessory from years ago which was to help this condition. It was some type of strip or wire that would drag on the ground to discharge the static. Don't have a clue what it was made of, though I'd suspect some type of mylar film which would "fly" above the ground when the car was moving but touch ground when stopped. I also have no idea if it worked! Can't imagine it would last long enough (from wear in touching the pavement) to make it worthwhile.

 

Flash why am I "Partially correct"? How is what you said any different from what I already said? Seems to me we agree.

 

I wanted to make it clear that we aren't saying the females are causing fires simply because they get in and out of the car (the Mythbuster's test was to try and create sparks with nylon on seat and sweatpant material being rubbed on a glass rod and such) but none of this really created any hazardous situation. The folks came to the conclusion that in reviewing the video from gas stations that the females were getting back into and out of the car more often than not for their cell phone and purse and things. I've gotten back into the car to get some paper to write down my FE numbers, get out of the car to check the oil, get back into the car, get back out of the car, and have never made a fire. The issue is when you get in the car, grab the phone, get out of the car without touching the door, and grab the gas handle and I think the conclusion was that folks on the phone don't ground themselves first. We said the same thing but it isn't purely because the females re-enter the car.

 

As a fellow NY'er, don't worry. We've had our HCH2 for almost a year now, and the static will go away in the summer. (Strangely, it always seems worse for the passenger.)

 

I can't believe that I have never added to this post before. This zapping stuff has bugged me since I bought the car last October. I, too, thought it would go away...but it hasn't. And it looks like I am not the only one experiencing this. I sort of think Honda should figure out what is making this happen, and correct it.

The way that I have gotten used to dealing with it - is in the way I exit the car. When I begin to stand up, I rock my lower leg until it touches the bottom of the door well. I have done it sooooo many times now, that it has become second nature. The jolt doesn't seem to be anywhere near as strong as the ones that make you jump when you get it on the hand.

Anyway, glad to see that I am not loosing my mind and that I haven't somehow become super-charged.