XRA Remote Issue

I got the XRA remote about a month ago and had no issues with it until about a week later.  The voice command stopped working.  I pulled the batteries out and put them back in.  Still not working.

I replaced the batteries and it started working again.  Checked the old batteries and they measured 1.5v.

Last week the same thing happened.  The voice quit working so I pulled the batts again.  Same thing - not working.

I replaced the batteries again.  The voice started working again.  This time the batts measured 1.6v.

There is something VERY WRONG with this unit.  I need another one.

BTW, these are hi quality DuraCell batts... not the junk batts.

Help?