Consistent frame rates until level change :: inconsistent rates now?

Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
I use a Flip Video camera. I used to be able to add my videos without a hitch, but when I up-ed my export level from 3.1 to 4 (native resolution for the videos is 1280x720), and my profile from Main to High, all my videos got raped. The frame rates used to be 30, but now every video has a funny rate, like one has 28.93, and another has 2.53; the audio plays as if it were still in sync with the video.
I have since then tried resetting the export options to all the settings that had worked for me in the past, and I even made new copies of the raw video, but reimporting the video just gives then new wacky frame rates. I tried the "Interpret Footage" feature, and while that fixed the video framerate, my audio was VERY sped up.
How do I get my videos to import with the settings they were recorded at? Media players play them fine, but Premiere claims the metadata calls for 2.53 frames per second. It used to be 30 frames per second, but export options screwed them up, and resetting them did not fix the raw footage.

Just ran into this issue, too. Same thing - Flip footage worked great, then all of a sudden the frame rates went wacky.
Here is what I did to solve it.
Closed premiere.
Opened my cache folder (mine was set to the project folder).
Deleted all the .cfa and .pek files
Deleteed all the preview files and encoded files.
Started premiere and started a new project (HD 30fps).
Loaded all the clips I used in my original video. They call loaded properly this time (30 fps).
I saved that temp project. Closed it, and reopened my original project. Voila . All correct frame rates. My best guess is that premiere writes a little note about how to handle these files in the pek files, or maybe the cfa files, and only by clearing them and resetting them with a fresh import was I able to correct the issue.
Good luck.

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General
Format                                   : MPEG-4
Format profile                           : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID                                 : mp42
File size                                : 2.00 GiB
Duration                                 : 20mn 13s
Overall bit rate mode                    : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 14.2 Mbps
Encoded date                             : UTC 2013-12-11 13:56:13
Tagged date                              : UTC 2013-12-11 13:58:30
©TIM                                     : 00:00:00:00
©TSC                                     : 30
©TSZ                                     : 1
Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames                : 3 frames
Format settings, GOP                     : M=3, N=30
Codec ID                                 : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Duration                                 : 20mn 13s
Source duration                          : 20mn 13s
Bit rate                                 : 14.0 Mbps
Width                                    : 2 560 pixels
Height                                   : 1 440 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 16:9
Frame rate mode                          : Variable
Frame rate                               : 30.000 fps
Minimum frame rate                       : 30.000 fps
Maximum frame rate                       : 30.030 fps
Standard                                 : PAL
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.127
Stream size                              : 1.98 GiB (99%)
Source stream size                       : 1.98 GiB (99%)
Language                                 : English
Encoded date                             : UTC 2013-12-11 13:56:13
Tagged date                              : UTC 2013-12-11 13:56:13
Color primaries                          : BT.709
Transfer characteristics                 : BT.709
Matrix coefficients                      : BT.709
mdhd_Duration                            : 1213733
Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : AAC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile                           : LC
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Channel positions                        : Front: L R
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