I just bought a new 16G iPod specifically for use in the car. My stored music amounts to close to 30G and I didn't want all of it on the iPod so I can use shuffle on the whole thing and not hear a song I don't like. It took me nearly an entire Saturday to go through the collection and choose all the songs I wanted on it.

So it's been in the car for less than a week, working fine until this morning when I came out and it was DEAD AS A DOORKNOB. NONE of the usual tricks to revive it have worked.

It's one thing for the iPod interface to simply not work. It's another altogether when it actually kills the damn iPod into which you've poured a ton of both time and money--and it's the time that really kills me. I believe the killing" results from the failure of the interface to shut off the power of the iPod itself when the car is off.

I had an incident with a previous iPod where it simply stopped working with the interface, but didn't kill the iPod itself. The tech said it was all good and sent me packing.

This is complete BS!!!

 

You sure the battery just isn't dead? Since you said it is a 16g I assume it is a touch. I don't know if the touch is like the iphone and that the car won't charge it. Have you tried to restore it on your computer or plugged it into see if it turns on? I use my 80g classic everyday and have never had any problems.

 

I just bought a new iTouch specially to use in my car. It better charge it or I will be pissed

 

Can't wait to see him come back and say battery ran out hehe

 

Never had this happen to me. Mine always stays charged. I bought mine specifically for my car and never had a problem. Never had to charge it either, the car does it.

 

Gen 2 ipod touch will not charge you need to buy the same adapter that you woulduse for the iphone

 

^. Yeah, buy one of these, and you'll be fine. http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-Chargi...1217678&sr=8-1

lol - i know.

 

It's not an iTouch, it's an iPod 16G nano. And the battery didn't just run out: It is DEAD. It does not charge, it does not respond..TO ANYTHING.

 

I really don't think your car killed your iPod.....you know, Apple CAN occasionally have a defective product. I'd return it to the Apple Store, get a new one, and just upload your "favorites" back onto your new iPod.....you DID save that playlist, didn't you? Just a hint, always unplug your iPod from the adapter for good measure.

 

I'm with him. I HIGHLY doubt your car killed it. My iPod nano stays plugged in to my truck for weeks/months and until recently years at a time and it's still running just fine.

One thing I know is that the car won't charge my iPod or blackberry while it's turned off. Only while it's running.

 

dont see how ur car would kill ur ipod, send some random high voltage shock that would obliterate the circuitry? doubtful is all, probably defective product

 

Can't believe people trust the quality of a $300 item more than a $40k car lol

 

iPods have died on people I have known, who didnt have G37s...yes its shocking. I had a friend who didnt charge his before he first used it, and that somehow ended up killing it (according to the apple nerds at the store).

 

I have had my 16GB Nano in my G since Christmas with the Scosche adaptor and it hasn't 'killed' it yet.
It's not the car's fault...

 

Did you try reseting it? Hold the middle button and the menu button down for about 5 seconds. See if that turns it back on. Sometimes my 16g nano shuts off like that and i have to reset it. You dont lose anything by doing that. Oh and im pissed the nano doesnt charge. Its not supported. WTF!?