Phone app on 3GS is crashing constantly

I can't access my voicemail and can only call using contacts.When I press the phone icon, it tries to load then crashes back to the home screen. It's on 4.3.1.
Can you help?

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Hey guys I had this problem in ios4.1 and I am running on an iphone 4.
Go to your phone app,Then go to your favorites tab,Then tap the add button,Then go to the search feature in your contacts tab and search for any contact,after that click the contact and try to add them to your favorites list. Does your phone app crash as soon as you try to add a contact to the favorites?
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It happends to contacts that just have one piece of info. Like a solo phone number or a solo email address. If selects contacts with multiple pieces of info just fine.

Yup it only happens when you search for a contact through the favorites tab for a contact with a single entry.
Contacted apple and they said I'd have to go to the store to check it out or have a $599 hold on my account while they send a new one.
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Thanks!
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