IPad volume up, mute switch, and accelerometer failed simultaneously

Good morning Apple Community.
Two days ago the volume up, side mute switch, and accelerometer all ceased functioning on my iPad 2 in the 15 minutes it took for me to walk to university.
There were no precipitating events (fall, water, etc.).
I have tried every method I could find to resolve this: sync, soft reset, hard reset, restore to factory, power drain.
The Apple Store recommended a full replacement as there was nothing else they could think to do.
Cost is an issue for me (off warranty), and I'm not ready to give up my trusty iPad yet.
Has anyone had any similar experiences?
Any other ideas that I should try?
I appreciate your time - cheers!

theBigD23 wrote:
When playing songs, videos on YouTube, iPod, etc, turning the switch does not do anything. The icon showing that the software says that the iPad is muted does show up, but the sound keep on playing. I tried restarting and after that didn't work, I removed all apps from memory and restarted again. Still have the same issue. Is my only option to restore and see what happens?
The former orientation lock switch which is now called the silent switch does not mute all sound. It only mutes system sounds like notifications, key presses, etc. Songs and video sound will still be heard. The point of the silent switch is to quiet the iPad during meetings, etc. as well as to block extraneous noises when listening to music or watching videos.

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