Getting Shocked?

Hey y’all, I own a 2021 SR5. Anyways, it seems like every time I get done with a drive, while getting out of the truck. I get a light shock when my arm rubs the truck while getting out. Anyone else experiencing this? Could it be a grounding issue?

 

hmmmm

 

any seat covers???

 

No seat covers

 

It’s static electricity. Pretty common.

 

I had seat cover that make hella static b4...but you don't have any so IDK...

 

I get it taking blankets out of the dryer. A few of them lit my ass up too lol.

 

Lucky for me here in MIA it usually isn’t cold much so my shocks are limited. And now that I have Katzkin leather, it’s even better. The fluffy blankets do hold a lot of static, f&@?!k.

 

I have an sr5 with cloth seats, I find that if I slide out the truck rather than step out with my sliders I'll get a zap now and again.

 

Move to Houston. The problem will go away. Then you can slide out however you want.

 

bingo...you are in a hot/dry climate.

come to Houston - with 1 billion % humidity....all fixed.

 

When I lived in the mid west it was terrible. You just knew getting out of the vehicle your ass was gonna get lit up. Was just like on that movie office space. Haha.

 

or put one of those dangly, rear bumper ground straps on it...like the work trucks that enter the refining/chemical plants.

that'll fix all the static.

 

and if you are a greenie...

 

Happened all the time in my old Tahoe. I got in the habit of grounding the key to an exposed screw head in the door jamb after I got out before I grabbed the handle to close the door.

 

Very lightly rub a drier sheet over your seats.

 

You can also get a can of static guard and just reapply to seat as needed if it is bothering you that much.

 

I have the same issue. It’s a decent shock too. I’m in Kentucky where we have higher humidity than temperatures.
Leather seats. Always happens when I’m exiting the vehicle.

 

I get them occasionally during the winter with cloth seats, when it’s dry out, I think the type of shoes I’m wearing at the time has some effect on it as well