 <p>Just tried it here, and I can't duplicate your experience. I'm guessing you have an unexpected or inconsistent view/controller hierarchy? Look at the controller of the table and scroll views' common superview. Anything fishy there? Remember: view controllers manage sets of <em>views</em>. Container view controllers manage other <em>view controllers</em> and have special rules (see: <a href="http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#featuredarticles/ViewControllerPGforiPhoneOS/Introduction/Introduction.html" rel="nofollow">The View Controller Programming Guide</a>, esp. <code>-addChildViewController:</code>, etc.).</p> <p>I'd suggest opening a blank project and trying to recreate the problem in its simplest possible form. If it's magically fixed, what's different? If it's still giving you trouble, send us a link so we can see the details of how you have things wired. </p>