# 2013 Chevrolet Equinox - Stalls at low speeds

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-equinox-stalls-at-low-speeds/155339>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [December 27, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-equinox-stalls-at-low-speeds/155339 "2019-12-27T00:24:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![RodneyHasenberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ea924/32.png) [@RodneyHasenberg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RodneyHasenberg)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 12:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-equinox-stalls-at-low-speeds/155339/1 "2019-12-27T00:24:36Z")

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engine is stalling at low speeds or when turning into a garage door

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-equinox-stalls-at-low-speeds/155339/2 "2019-12-27T15:13:37Z")

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Is the yellow check engine light on? How many miles? What engine?

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-equinox-stalls-at-low-speeds/155339/3 "2019-12-27T15:13:47Z")

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> [@RodneyHasenberg](#):
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> when turning into a garage door

I would highly recommend discontinuing this practice…body work isn’t cheap!

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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-equinox-stalls-at-low-speeds/155339/4 "2019-12-27T16:19:38Z")

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Since it’s an Equinox the first thing I would check is the oil level. Does your Equinox use a lot of oil and do you check and maintain the oil level on a regular basis?

Other possibilities are a dirty throttle position sensor (TPS) or the Camshaft Position Actuator Solenoid Valves. My 2013 Equinox recently threw a P0014 code. To clear the code I changed the oil and replaced the intake and exhaust Camshaft Position Actuator Solenoid Valves. It wasn’t stalling with the code, but the idle was a bit smoother after the valves were replaced.

One final thought, turn off ECO mode if you are using it. In my experience it has little effect on mpg and drops the idle speed a bit.

Ed B.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-equinox-stalls-at-low-speeds/155339/5 "2019-12-27T16:24:04Z")

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The electronic throttle body controls the engines idle speed.

Have someone try cleaning it.

Tester

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**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-equinox-stalls-at-low-speeds/155339/6 "2019-12-27T17:10:34Z")

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[quote="pyrolord  
I would highly recommend discontinuing this practice…body work isn’t cheap!

Replacing the garage door is also not cheap.