Remote Command Pods don't retain locked navigation settings

Very noticeable when I'm trying to dock -- I am setting myself up for an approach, and I switch to the station and set it to orient itself facing north. When I switch back to my craft which previously had no heading lock -- the station continues tumbling and now my craft starts unexpectedly rotating as well -- trying to face north (the same commands I gave the previous ship).
On other occasions I've noticed that when I set the brakes on a rover or plane or lock the gimbal on a spaceship after landing -- as soon as I EVA the brakes stop, the gimbal fails and the rover, plane, or ship start moving when they shouldn't.