Thinkpad Yoga S1 keyboard faliure

My keyboard started to fail and has progressed.4 weeks ago it was just one key.. 2 weeks ago it was almost 1/3 of the keys and now 1/2 of the keys.. I called and setup a ticket with support and they said they will ship a replacmeent keyboard to me. 1- days go by with no keyboard and they cant figure out why.. they setup a 2nd ticket assuring me ill get it.. now i call in as i still got no keyboard just to be told it is on backorder. .are you kdiding me. sonmeone at lenovo better get this fixed and fixed fast. if i dont have a solution by mid day monday i will have to take the matter in my own hands which includes purchasing a brand new laptop yoga at a store that has them in stock down the streety and swapping the keyboards myself. that is almost most certainly the easist and best way for me to take care of my problem and essentially a total loss of 1 whole unit for lenovo.. get me a keyboard.. you can find my case number and contact information i am sure from the info that is in my profile.. 
Moderator comment: Post edited to conform with the Community Rules. Keep it clean.

Same here, sent mine in for repair. That was 5 weeks ago... Repair is still on hold, because parts are "missing"...
J

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