Had mine exchanged today (by O2 after taking it to the apple store) as it is making the sound every time I send a text, it lasts for a whole minute until the phone auto-locks.
Unfortunately the new one is exactly the same (both also have the yellow screen issue)
if i'm in the messages app(text messaging) and get or send a text message, it will humm away until the next sound. Super annoying, but most other times, it just last a few seconds.