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We have new Michelin tires but it happened before we got the new tires as
well and yes we have cloth seats. Can you explain what a grounding strap
is? Is it something you can get at a auto supply store?

Susan


"Brian Stell" <bstell@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:r1Vwe.1298$j04.313@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com ...
> Dswolfson wrote:
> > When we get out of our 2002 Odyssey and go to close
> > the door you can get a nasty shock.
>
> So you step out of the car and when you reach for
> the door to close it you get a shock?
>
> I can think of 2 possibilities: tires or fabrics
>
> Did you get new tires? Tires are supposed to be
> designed to bleed off the charge. But sometimes they
> don't. The typical fix for this is a grounding strap
> (or different tires).
>
> If you have cloth seats: some fabrics will interact
> with seat covering and build up a charge. I believe
> this is aggravated if the AC is running and drying
> the air. I had this with one car and the only fix
> I came up with was touching a piece of metal (ie:
> house key (not fancy car key with transmitter)) and
> then touching the metal to the car before touching
> the car with my hand.
>
>