IPhone off button issue?

My husband's off button doesn't work anymore when pressed down. I thought it was because he has a cheaper case for it and got dust or crud in it. But mine did the same thing about 2 days later but I have an Otterbox to protect it. Has anyone else had this issue? We can't get it to work. He has an iPhone 4 and mine is the 4s.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3281
Although it may have finally given up but worth trying

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when I carry my Z30 in the jeans pocket it switches off from time to time.
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I don't recall if it is the same on OS 10.2
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After this most recent update, my power button is not working as it normally does. It takes two or three attempts to turn the phone off and more than once to turn it. Sometimes it turns on and immediately turns off. This is happening only after this update.

Yes 7.1.2 I had a 7.1 backup, and no issues with that... but then I did a clean DL of 7.1.2 and once again with NO apps on the iphone power button issues... as mentioned. So it is not the apps, nor songs, nor anything else...just 7.1.2 I am now running 7.1 no issues.

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