My MacBook Air keyboard has become raised and spacebar is not working!

My sons MacBook Air Keyboard has become raised/warped. The centre point of the raised area is the top left hand corner of the trackpad. I would say the highest point is 2 to 3mm above the normal surface line.
The first signs of the problem was an inconsistency in the spacebar operation. Now the spacebar fails to operate at all! Apart from the Spacebar the Air seems to perform all other functions normally.
The raised area /warped area has also created a wobble when the MacBook Air is on a flat surface.
Model A1237
MacBook Air 1.6 Ghz Intel Core Duo
Memory 2GB 667 MHz DDR2 SRAM
Serial Number W8806AVHY51
Software Mac OS Lion 10.7.1
Thank you for taking the time to read my issue and hopefully provide some guidance!!

If your Air came with Lion pre-installed you might find it a bit complicated to downgrade. In any event the battery should be replaced under warranty. [My 17" battery was replaced by Apple at the Genius Bar even though the year warranty had expired; they were genuinely concerned since there was a safety issue concerning power!] On the point about your 3 Lion concerns, I note that many on this forum have dealt with similar issues. In my case I purchased a new machine with Lion rather than upgrade my existing Snow Leopard MacBook Pro 13" or iMac 27" and have found there to be no troubles whatsoever. I enjoy the speedy response and smooth execution of tasks on 10.7.2. Good luck with your battery issue.

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