Macbook air keyboard issue

So i have a mid 2013 macbook air (running OS X YOSEMITE) , and im having issues with the keyboard:
keys "w" through "o" dont work on the third row from top (and when they do, they lag and stop working after couple mins)
if ur wondering, im writing this on the keyboard viewer
Been like for 3 days, please help so i can avoid repair fees
thanks

Upgrading the OS should have no effect on your keyboard.

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