Helium: Audiobooks play at Fast speed on startup

Lately my otherwise well-behaved 4GB Nano has defaulted to the faster of the three voice speeds for audiobooks when I switch it on.
I can cure the effect by temporarily stopping/pausing playback of the audiobook in question and selecting 'Normal' in the Audiobook Setting menu.
Anyone else have this - and know of the reason and a fix?
Thanks!
G5 DP 2 GHz   Mac OS X (10.4.7)   No Haxies; permissions frequently repaired etc

FYI I brought my 1stGen 1Gb Nano back to a Genius at the AppleStore at Westfarms in CT, 9/22/06.
Same problem ... after long sleep (at least a day) it does a quick (less than 2 seconds) black apple, reboot then the audio book (from audible) plays back at very high speed (sounds like chipmunks).
This Nano was purchased new in June 2006 and has AppleCare.
I was told that he checked the genius database and that "Apple is awhare of the problem but, is NOT repairing or replacing the defective units.".
I was then told, "AppleCare repairs or replacements are strictly at Apple's discretion and in this case they will not do either."
I asked if this was a problem that I caused and was told, "No. Apple is 'studying' this issue and has not determined if it is a hardware or software problem."
I asked if I would be notified when it was fixed and was told, "No".
The red faced tech suggested I Revert the Nano from the v1.2.1 and I did, to v1.2 but it made no difference.
I even offered my Nano, since the problem is completely reproducible and he said, "No. We have plenty of them."
I asked how long before I should check back for a fix and was told, "it shouldn't take years".
In other words, don't hold your breath! They've moved on to the second generation Nanos and don't support the 1st gen anymore, obviously!
3 months old and obsolete! Amazing.
Sorry to be the bearer of such bad news! I plan to use my Amex Gold Card's 1 year warranty on electronic purchases. Unfortunately, this won't do anything for the $50 I invested on AppleCare. For that, I am just stuck!
Good luck!

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