Why do i keep getting electric shocks off my car door?

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It down to the clothes you wear
One way round it is to goto the car accesories shop and get a anti-static grounding strip that fits to the back or front of the car any metal surface and trails on the floor this will dicharge all the static from the car body...

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It's a build up of static electricity. The easiest way to avoid it is to shut your car door by putting your hand on the window glass and not the metal.

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if it has electric windows then the wires coating inside the door has probably worn through allowing the current meant for your window motor to pass through the metal of the door , just take off the door panel inside and check the wires if you find one that looks damaged wrap insulation tape around it , if it's broken just twist it back together and your window will work again too .

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I had this problem too -- you probably have a short in your car's electrical system. Take it to a shop and tell them the car shocks you; they will know how to take care of it.

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its either you picking up static electritcy (shuffling across a carpet before you walk to your car) or it is quite possible you have a power/live wire that is touching the frame inside the door somewhere. then when you touch the door, its a little shocking. in that case, you would need to pull the door panel off and look for an exposed or crimped wire touching the metal.

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It may sound funny, but it could be due to your underwear, if you wear a lot of nylon fabrics it stores undischarged static electricity and when you touch your car, BANG it discharges through the body work of the car!

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Static electricity when you slide off your car seats which are probably a nylon cloth. You carry this charge usually only in cold weather and low humidity. "Wear Gloves" or touch your sleeve to the car first, this will discharge the static.

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That is called static electricity and it is generated by the friction of your clothes against the interior plastics of your car. If it is annoying you, you can install an anti-static strap on your car. It is a strap attached to the lower car body and it is always in contact with the ground. Sometimes you see it installed at the rear of the car.

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Your car body is the 'wiring' back to the battery. You are 'earthing' the DC current.

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its just static electricity.Because of the dry cold weather you are building a static charge walking to your car if you don't believe this touch your car on any metal it will still shock you.

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EASY SOLUTION!

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I've been doing this for many years now.

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It's because of the cloth seats, typically, and your clothing. Clothes with man-made fibers make this worse. Cars with leather seats typically don't have this problem, in my experience. ANYWAY...

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When you stop the car, open the door and put your hand on the metal frame of the door *before* you put a foot on the ground. Step out of the car, but do not let go of the door. Viola! Problem averted :) No sudden SNAP! of static.

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Works like a charm! No ghetto-looking rubber straps needed for your back bumper, either.

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I get this trouble too in dry weather. It's a build-up of static electricity in your body that tries to weld your fingernails to the door.

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Like gtimandan says, just hold the metal of the door as you put your foot out onto the ground. Solved.

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Those crappy rubber strips don't do a thing, apart from earn money for the makers. The static's in your body, not the car's!

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its called static, you can get earthing straps to fit to your vehicle which earths it to the ground, failing that, wear gloves when you open the door

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It's static electricity, do you wear trainers whilst driving, this is often the cause............. EASIEST way to aviod the shock, place the PALM of your hand flat down on the roof before closing the door, this nullifies the static without the shock

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its static electricity ,your to over powering,too Electra fiying
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