My control panel information is partly out. Only some of the letters/#'s showing

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My car only has 22,000 miles on it. The control panel on the dash that shows mph, speed, mileage, etc. has several areas that are completely out so everything shows up garbled and is next to impossible to read. My warranty is out and was told this was a costly repair of about $1200. With such low mileage, this should not be happening. Are they telling me the truth about having to pull out the entire dash and replace a control module? Of course it has to happen after my warranty is no longer applicable. This is always happening and I need to get it fixed or they are going to low ball me when I go to sell it.