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I'd call them and have them put a note on your claim to let know it is an intermittent problem. That way, even if it works fine for them, they will still fix it.
I sent my first one in that had a production date of '06 or something, and when I received the new one on like 11-3-07, the production date was 10-28-07. They sent me a brand new unit.