Spotlight Search stopped working on my 4s

Spotlight Search stopped working on my iPhone 4s.  Apple replaced my 4s 2 days ago and now spotlight search has stopped working on the 2nd 4s.  The Apple techs are stumped, any ideas?

Friends,
finally I found someone having the same problems
I have an iPhone 4S 32 GB (germany, T-Mobile).
I have all my mails and contacts via my work MS Exchange Server.
My first iPhone 4S stopped searching after a while - it only shows 1 out of 10 search attempts.
I walked to the Apple Store and they gave me a new one.
Also the second one stopped doing any search 1 or two days later.
So, disactiveted the search in my mails, my contact etc..
...but it doesn´t bring ANYTHING on the screen while typing.
Today, I´ve been to the Apple Store again and the guy just sent me home - they can´t do anything
Guys, this *****. I managed to use the iPhone at work instead of my Blackberry and now all other colleagues are buying iPhones, but if this is not going to work I´ll have a big problem.
Any ideas here? What can I do?
Thanks folks.

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