# 2013 Chevrolet Equinox turning off completely after starting **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 11, 2020, 5:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-equinox-turning-off-completely-after-starting/156299 "2020-01-11T05:22:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-equinox-turning-off-completely-after-starting/156299/8 "2020-01-11T17:28:50Z")
@cdaquila: Can you merge this thread with the duplicate thread that the OP created? > [@2013 Chevrolet Equinox completely turns off 10 seconds after I start car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-equinox-completely-turns-off-10-seconds-after-i-start-car/156297): > > Please help!!! I am desperate. We just bought a used 2013 Chevy Equinox, 88,000 miles. 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. NO engine light on. I read that the timing var… 👍 --- _[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-chevrolet-equinox-turning-off-completely-after-starting/156299)._