Motorola Droid 4 no longer fully charging

I knew before buying this phone that the battery life wasn't great, but this is getting ridiculous. I bought this phone a year ago in January and now it's no longer charging to 100%. It started about two weeks ago where I would charge it overnight and it would only get to 90%, and now it only gets to 70%. I can't do much with it anymore out of fear that I will have a dead battery in the middle of an emergency. This is the worst phone I've ever had -- even the paint started chipping off the keyboard within 3 months, so now the majority of the keys are blank. Is there anything I can do about the charging issues, short of having to buy a new battery (seriously, why should I have to spend more money because of a product flaw)? Or am I stuck with this piece of junk for another 9 months??

Hello alivet,
Picture messaging is a SUPER fun way to share events and memories with friends, family, and loved ones. When it doesn’t work, it can be frustrating as well as inconvenient. The last thing that I want you to have to worry about is sharing memories while on the go. Rest assured as I am available and ready to resolve the picture message issue.
May I ask are you using the original stock messaging service or a 3rd party messaging app? Also, do you or the sender have a signature on your messages? Another element that we may want to verify is the size of the picture message that’s being sent to you. Below, I have provided some steps for you to try and get this resolved.
Confirm that the destination number is 10 digits in lengths.
Verify how much device memory is available on the phone.
Check to see if there is a software update available on the device.
Delete any long threaded text conversations.
Verify that you are able to use other data services. (internet, app store, widgets, etc)
Perform a battery and sim card pull (if it’s a 4G device) on the phone.
Once you have completed these steps, please retest the picture messaging service for consistency. If the issue still persist then please keep me posted with your findings and/or any new info. I’m looking forward to your reply.
Thank you…
ArnettH_VZW
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Hardware Revision:    0002
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