It's a fairly common occurrence for the factory boost/vac gauge to go bad. If you send it to Autometer they'll repair it. You may have to bitch since it's "technically" a Dodge part. (I had to do this right after I got mine.) It's kind of like a Zippo, except with slightly more arguing. But, to be honest, I'd just replace it if you plan on doing any real modding. I don't suppose you're in the NPR/Trinity area are you? I've been seeing an orange SRT around recently, that I haven't seen before.