Home button on iPad rMini takes 2 tries to work.

I have a replacement retina iPad mini.  I got it in January, 2014 after shattering the screen in my original. After a month or so I noticed he home button didn't always respond, but the instances were few at the onset.  This is getting progressively worse.  Now it takes 2 solid pushes for it to register.  Although it is very useable now, I feel it will continue to get worse.  The iPad is not damaged in any way.
Anyway, I have AppleCare and was wondering if anyone thought that Apple may replace it at no charge (which I feel they should) or if they are going to charge me the fee AppleCare charges for a replacement unit. if they charged me, that would be my second strike against 3 replacements.
has anyone had experience with home button issues and AppleCare?
Thoughts?

I guess I spoke too soon. One day has passed since I tried this fix, and although it seemed to fix my problem at first, I have had 2 nonresponsive touches since that point in time. So maybe it's a combination of hardware and software issues but it is still definitely present.
So back to my original question,
Do you think that Apple care will charge me or will take care of this at no charge - Anyone?

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