Hi , I have a 1998 buick century with insrument cluster problems.

1998 BUICK CENTURY
130,000 MILES
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DAVIDOKSEN
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first of all the temp. gauge reads backwards(Hot is cold and cold is hot). The temp. light stays on all the time. The mileage gives different mileages.The seat belt light stays on also.Please help me so I can fix this. thank you
Dec 28, 2011 at 7:44 PM
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RIVERMIKERAT
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It sounds almost like someone hooked up the cluster backwards.
Dec 28, 2011 at 9:06 PM
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DAVIDOKSEN
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correct me if I am wrong but doesnt the cluster just plug? what are the chances that it could be backwards? do you think it could be a bad instrument cluster?
Jan 4, 2012 at 1:11 AM
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It could be a bad cluster. I don't have one of these to go look at, so I'm not sure whether the connector for the cluster connector is keyed or not.
Jan 4, 2012 at 1:21 AM