Three problems related to automatic transmission gear indicator have been reported for the 2010 Volkswagen Passat. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2010 Volkswagen Passat based on all problems reported for the 2010 Passat.
Gear indicator, prnds, was flashing after couple hours drive on a city street or after highway, then car cannot reverse and stay in the slow speed, cannot speed up when hit the gas, only the engine runing fast but not speed.
Car equipped with dsg transmission (automatic manual) prnds light started flashing, car would not go into reverse and was stranded blocking roadway with oncoming cars. Tried selecting any gear, putting into park, back into gears and the car would not move. Finally went into drive and pulled out of traffic by driving up curb. Car would not shift to 2nd. Pulled out of traffic, turned of car and restarted. Problem disappeared. Happened again 7 days later, restart somehow fixed problem. Now fearful that car may be stranded somewhere or fail to engage while driving as others have listed.
Prnds lights flushing and dsg shifting problems. Car stopped on red light with dsg in d position. On green light, car moved and accelerated but, rpm raised above 4000 and gear does not shifted to the next stage. Speed control was difficult. Additionally, car had a blinking shifter "d" light. I stopped the car and attempted to change dsg to s, n, p but, shifter lights continue to blink. Only after turning my car completely off and restart, dsg malfunction had been fixed. Fortunately, it happened at low speed and did not lead to lost of control.