Bluetooth antenna died - third device with identical failure

I have:
Blackberry Pearl 8220
OS version 4.6.0.180
TMobile service
57577421 bytes free space
no applications
I got my first Blackberry Pearl 8220 about a year ago.  It died, and I was given a new one.  (I bought the extended warranty.)
Then the Bluetooth antenna died on device #2 after several months.  I became aware of this while sitting in my Prius and a message appeared on my Prius information screen that "Bluetooth connection failed."  Any attempts to check the Bluetooth box on the Manage Connections page failed.  When I went to Set Up Bluetooth, I was given a screen that said "Bluetooth: Disabled."
Got identical device #3.  The Bluetooth antenna died on device #3 after about two months.  
Got identical device #4.  The Bluetooth antenna died on device #4 after about two months.  I don't recall ever dropping this device.  I keep it in my pocket.
Is there a known hardware problem on the Blackberry Pearl 8220 with the Bluetooth antenna?
My contract will be "up" in a few weeks.  Any suggestions??

@ thejoker
I have the 9100 and it has been through a lot (*I* fell on it on rocks pretty darn hard when it was in my pocket and only 3 keys have chips taken out of it...) and it still works fine. So IMO your "refurbishment" experience is souring your opinion of other *newer* BB's.
I find that refurbished tech always has problems within a few months if not in a year or 2.
As for the policy, that has nothing to do with RIM...
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