# 2014 Jeep Compass hesitates before rollback **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** compass, jeep\ **Created:** [February 12, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-jeep-compass-hesitates-before-rollback/182452 "2022-02-12T16:41:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-jeep-compass-hesitates-before-rollback/182452/21 "2022-02-17T18:30:03Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > I would not like to be behind the OP at a stoplight. Light turns green, waits five seconds, allows car to roll backwards before driving forward. Often a driver must wait at least 5 seconds for the line of vehicles in front to pull away. The OP asked what holds the vehicle from moving for the first five seconds, why not answer the question? ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-jeep-compass-hesitates-before-rollback/182452/22 "2022-02-17T19:00:46Z")
> [@phil0267](#): > > When starting out after stopped at a light the car does roll back but only after four or five seconds has passed. What causes this hesitation? Okay, the answer is: misuse of the feature. ---
**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-jeep-compass-hesitates-before-rollback/182452/23 "2022-02-17T21:32:46Z")
One of the dumbest features my car has is hill start assist and it’s an automatic. There are settings to select how long it assists after you release the brake pedal. ---
**Author:** ![Dakotaboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dakotaboy/32/21842_2.png) [@Dakotaboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dakotaboy)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-jeep-compass-hesitates-before-rollback/182452/24 "2022-02-19T20:48:52Z")
He says it’s rolling backwards **after 5 seconds** which means it isn’t rolling back until after 5 seconds has elapsed. I think Nevada-545 nailed it - his car has the hill start assist feature, which holds the brake for 5 seconds or until the clutch is engaged. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-jeep-compass-hesitates-before-rollback/182452/25 "2022-02-19T20:57:48Z")
> [@Dakotaboy](#): > > his car has the hill start assist feature, which holds the brake for 5 seconds or until the clutch is engaged. … which leads to the inevitable question… Why is he taking his foot off the brake, but not engaging the clutch for 5 seconds? I can’t speak for anyone else, but I hope that he’s not driving around in my neck of the woods. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-jeep-compass-hesitates-before-rollback/182452/26 "2022-02-19T22:53:11Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > Why is he taking his foot off the brake, but not engaging the clutch for 5 seconds? I release the brake and cover the accelerator pedal when I expect traffic to pull away after the traffic light turns green but sometimes there is a delay in front of my vehicle. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-jeep-compass-hesitates-before-rollback/182452/27 "2022-02-19T23:09:05Z")
> [@Nevada\_545](#): > > I release the brake and cover the accelerator pedal when I expect traffic to pull away after the traffic light turns green but sometimes there is a delay in front of my vehicle. Yes, but if your car has a manual trans, I would assume that you would engage either the brake or the clutch before you allowed it to roll back for five seconds. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-jeep-compass-hesitates-before-rollback/182452/28 "2022-02-20T12:58:37Z")
Whoops! I began to quote myself. 🤪 Where is that coffee? ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-jeep-compass-hesitates-before-rollback/182452/29 "2022-02-20T16:50:50Z")
In one of my early replies I used the term “careless” about the OP allowing his vehicle to roll backwards before driving forward. The OP thought that was funny. I should have said careless and reckless. Why would anybody take their foot off the brake until they are going to proceed? My foot is on the brake until the car in front of me begins to move. Granted, on a flat, level surface, your vehicle may not roll with your foot off the brake and the clutch depressed, I have done that. On slopes—never, nor would I allow my vehicle to roll backwards. ---
**Author:** ![vipergg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@vipergg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vipergg)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-jeep-compass-hesitates-before-rollback/182452/30 "2022-02-22T17:41:24Z")
A lot of newer FCA vehicles have the hill assist feature which will hold the brakes until you get on the gas for a set length amount of time. Have it on my Durango . Hill Start Assist (HSA) The Hill Start Assist (HSA) system is designed to mitigate roll back from a complete stop while on an incline. If the driver releases the brake while stopped on an incline, HSA will continue to hold the brake pressure for a short period. If the driver does not apply the throttle before this time expires, the system will release brake pressure and the vehicle will roll down the hill as normal. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-jeep-compass-hesitates-before-rollback/182452.md?page=1)