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Old 05-12-2010, 09:09 PM   #1
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I get shocked alot too. My wife hates it, lol.... but, I kinda like it now, hehe
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Old 05-12-2010, 10:51 PM   #2
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happens to me also...
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Old 05-12-2010, 11:22 PM   #3
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gotta love living somewhere humid :D
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Old 05-13-2010, 05:54 AM   #4
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gotta love living somewhere humid :D

^^^ heeeeeyyyyy i live somehere humid... Dubai is really humid now :(


anyways, im glad too to know im not the only one getting shocked too. but i really dont mind it. i just got used to it. holding the escalator, or when ur arm brushes someone else's arm at the mall :P
actually getting zapped when i hold the door before getting in my car i kinda find that interesting n thought it was fun :P
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Old 05-13-2010, 06:52 AM   #5
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Could potentially be a safety issue when filling the gas tank,i've been told that if you are pumping gas into your car never get back in it to get something until the gas pump is back in its cradle.
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Old 01-25-2014, 12:19 AM   #6
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gotta love living somewhere humid :D
It's humid here much of the year, but dry enough during the Winter to still get a shock during much of that period.
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Old 05-13-2010, 08:51 AM   #7
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that is quite a zap, i have tried rubber mats but i still get zapped when closing the door
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Old 05-13-2010, 09:19 AM   #8
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Happens to me every day. I've learned to hold on to the metal door frame BEFORE putting my feet on the ground. No ZAPPY
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Old 05-13-2010, 09:22 AM   #9
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Happens to me every day. I've learned to hold on to the metal door frame BEFORE putting my feet on the ground. No ZAPPY
will try that today
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Old 05-13-2010, 11:56 AM   #10
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just ground your car..they sell them wire you tap from the chassis hanging to the ground
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Old 05-13-2010, 12:22 PM   #11
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I'm not sure how long this has been going on but it has really started to bug the crap out of me. Every time I get out of my 08 hatchback I get a shock! When I go to close the door... ZAAAAAAAPPPPPPP!!! I mean its not a big shock but it is uncomfortable and annoying.. Anyone had a similar problem?

lmao, wtf?
yeah... happens to me a lot... when you touch the door... touch the plastic part.... (not sure if the sedan has it.. but the hatch has the plastic part on the outside). I've found that touching that part discharges most of the charge without you feeling like you got shocked.
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Old 05-13-2010, 03:02 PM   #12
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yeah... happens to me a lot... when you touch the door... touch the plastic part.... (not sure if the sedan has it.. but the hatch has the plastic part on the outside). I've found that touching that part discharges most of the charge without you feeling like you got shocked.
I found that doing this helped me out as well.

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It happens with any car that utilizes cloth seats. Regardless of whether they use organic or synthetic cloth, due to our mixed material wardrobes we are bound to sometimes hit the combination of materials that creates a static buildup.
Though it seems obvious, I never really considered the cloth seats. I was used to having leather in the last 3 cars I owned.
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Old 05-13-2010, 01:44 PM   #13
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Does this happen with other cars or just the Yaris? haha
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Old 05-13-2010, 02:02 PM   #14
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Does this happen with other cars or just the Yaris? haha
It happens with any car that utilizes cloth seats. Regardless of whether they use organic or synthetic cloth, due to our mixed material wardrobes we are bound to sometimes hit the combination of materials that creates a static buildup.
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Old 05-13-2010, 02:36 PM   #15
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Once I tired getting out of the car without touching the door so i won't get shock but when i went to open the garage gate ZAPPP!
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Old 05-14-2010, 04:04 AM   #16
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I used to get zapped something fierce all the time whenever I got out of my old 2001 Echo. Now with the 2010 Yaris not so much...I did used to live in NW Indiana and Chapel Hill, NC when I used to own that Echo. Now that I live in FL - more humid than the north...hhhhmmmmm....
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Old 05-18-2010, 09:34 AM   #17
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This is something I really hate so for years and years what I've beeen doing when I exit the car is I make sure I don't touch the car at all and then close the door with my shoe. It's like a very gentle kick. :p My friends and wife find it funny but I can't touch the door!

You are also more likely to get zapped on a hot, dry day and as mentioned, your clothes and the seats fabric are important too. By the way, I do not own any clothes made of polyester apart from football shirts and I always make sure I, or my wife, use fabric softener.
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Old 05-23-2010, 04:02 PM   #18
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I have been shocked twice by my Yaris, and its been on days when its warm outside. It sort of gets your attention lol.
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