# 2013 Chevrolet Equinox completely turns off 10 seconds after I start car **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet\ **Created:** [January 11, 2020, 4:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-equinox-completely-turns-off-10-seconds-after-i-start-car/156297 "2020-01-11T04:56:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-equinox-completely-turns-off-10-seconds-after-i-start-car/156297/2 "2020-01-11T14:05:54Z")
Duplicate post > [@2013 Chevrolet Equinox turning off completely after starting](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-equinox-turning-off-completely-after-starting/156299): > > Please help!!! I am desperate. We just bought a used 2013 Chevy Equinox. Everything was going fine until three days after we bought it. It started shaking then completely turned off after I started to back out of a parking spot. That’s when it got worse… It has happened every day since. We got it two weeks ago. It turns off after idling for literally 10 seconds after I start it. We brought it to two different mechanics, no code shown. I read that the timing variable solenoids need to be replace… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-equinox-completely-turns-off-10-seconds-after-i-start-car/156297)._