Search causes nokia maps to crash

Howdy,
An oldie but a goodie here
Maps (v3.09) on a nokia C7 worked fine until the last couple of weeks.
Startup and positioning are OK. When I try to search for a destination though,
the application crashes. Repeatedly.
I can't think of anything I did lately (settings changes or new installs) that might have caused this.
On the older threads regarding this issue, the best solution seemed to be updating the suite. Mine is updated.
Ideas?
Thanks!
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Have you tried disabling all but GPS, i.e. disable internet connection of any kind? On my phone (n79 using maps v3.0.1), maps will consistently quit if I try to navigate while connected to WIFI. I realize you are having the problem with search rather than navigation. But perhaps it's worth a try.

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@JakeTheCake
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