Escape and Menu keys do not function

On my 9860 the menu and escape key sometimes do not function.
When I press the telephone key the menu and esc works. If I repeat this 4-5 times the keys work in all applications.
- for some time.
So I don't think this is a hardware problem.
I pulled the battery, I made a complete restore of the system - nothing helped.
(OS 7.1.0.714)

Hi and Welcome to the Community!
Such problems often are caused by moisture intrusion into the device...if that is at all possible, then...
REMOVE YOUR BB BATTERY NOW!!!
Run, don't walk, to this FAQ:
http://http://www.ehow.com/how_7307294_dry-out-bla​ckberry-rice.html
Do everything it says, including waiting the maximum recommended time (perhaps longer...perhaps 5 days). Applying power to your BB between it getting wet and doing this process reduces the chances of success. Further, the only thing predictable about moisture intrusion into a BB (indeed, any electronic device) is that the results will be unpredictable. I've seen some come back up right away and be fine. I've seen others never work at all. I've seen still others run for a bit, and then die later. And every thing in between.
Otherwise, I recommend that you attempt to boot into Safe Mode:
KB17877 How to start a BlackBerry smartphone in Safe Mode
It may take you multiple attempts to get the ESC key sequence (press/release/hold) correct, so be patient. When successfully into Safe Mode, see what happens.
If the behavior ceases, then think carefully...what happened just before this behavior started? A new app? An update? A Theme? Something else? Think carefully as the smallest change could be causal...and attempt to undo whatever that was.
But if the behavior continues in Safe Mode, then you may need to consider more drastic actions -- WIPE, OS Reload, BBSAK Wipe/Reload, and the "Bare Bones" OS Reload Process. To prepare, you should be sure that you have a full backup to your PC...please review the Backup link in my auto-sig on this post for instructions.
You may also need the use of these tricks:
KB10144 How to force the detection of the BlackBerry smartphone using Application Loader
KB27956 How to recover a BlackBerry smartphone from any state
http://crackberry.com/blackberry-101-lecture-12-ho​w-reload-operating-system-nuked-blackberry
Good luck and let us know!
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