Biggest piece of junk ever!

I recently replaced my 10 year old cheapo Black & Decker iron and decided to "upgrade" to a Rowenta. What a mistake!
Worked fine for the first couple of weeks and now the iron won't stay heated due to the auto off feature kicking in every 30 seconds or so. This is while I'm using it, the little red light starts flashing and it stops heating. I've tried everything, I either have to unplug it and start over or tap it with my hand several times and it might work for another 30 seconds. Of course now I've tossed the box and receipt. I'll be tossing the iron too and going back to a "cheapo" one again.