Recently my gas gauge quit working for a day. Now it has been working ever since. But my Message Center has never worked (flashes Security, Low Fuel, etc...). Plus my odometer is starting to burn out. some of the numbers do not light up anymore...

I went the junk yard and purchased a used gauge cluster. Had it put in by a mechanic friend and now my mileage is wrong! It is reading the mileage of the vehicle that the gauges came out of.

Called my local GM dealer and the place where the car was purchased. They say i will have to spend $500 on a brand new cluster that is programmed to my VIN number. Is there ANY way that i can make my old gauges work? or a way to get the correct mileage on the "used" cluster i got the from the junk yard? I swear these car dealers are trying to screw everyone to spending more money!