Instrument cluster Problem

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Was heading out on my lunch break today and it started up just fine but when i looked at my instrument panel it was completely dead. It caught my attention because i though my gas was on E but the gauges were all dead and so was the LCD readout. I pushed the odometer reset rod and it fired up. Just kinda weird. If it happens again i will take it in but has this happened to anyone else? and have you taken it in? what was the problem?