instrument cluster

So it's been below freezing for well over a week and last Friday I suddenly noticed that the instrument cluster in my car is no longer working properly; all gauges (tacho, speedo, temp, fuel) stay at 0 and the digital odometer display is off. Not just blank, but off entirely. Backlight also...

Apologies if this has been covered before but I thought I'd share what I've learned, in case it helps anybody, and ask for help on something related. First: after a cold snap, the instrument cluster on my base 2013 Soul was dead and the auto shifter was stuck in park. I took it to a local shop...