'03 TrailBlazer Static Charge

It's static electricity. Hold the door handle or something else that's grounded and not painted, when you slide out of the car. You may feel a slight tickle but it's a lot better than the shock.

My Mother had a car that did this. She went to Sears Auto service and they told her the shock absorbers were bad. Cost her about $150 for new shocks that did nothing to help the problem:)

Al

I'll bet you are wearing the same overcoat or jacket every time this happens. I have one jacket that gives me a static shock each time I get out of the car.

You should have got the TrailBlazer with leather seats : )

I see these ground straps on vehicles. Don't know how effective they are but might be worth a look. I'd check some of the local parts houses for a better deal

You could try spraying the seats and carpet with Static Guard.

Dave

Thanks for all the input. I figured it was just static electricity but have never had this problem with any other vehicle. Maybe I should have bought the thing with a "charge" card. I kill me.

Lots of vehicles do this. It depends on various factors such as type of cloth and conductivity of tires. I find it best to take a small bottle of water and mix in 10% fabric softener you would use for washing clothes and lightly spray the seats every so often. My wife likes to spray febreeze on the seats anyway so I just mix a little fabric softener in with it.