Car charger freezing my ipod

whenever i plug my 3rd gen ipod into the car charger it freezes. I have to let the battery completely die out and then it works fine. Its not the charger because my sister used it with her 4th gen ipod and has had no problems. Has anybody had this problem and solved it or not solved it? i'm out of the warranty period so that's no longer an option but this is an issue i've had since the beginning.
ibook, 3rd gen ipod Mac OS X (10.4.2)

I'm having this problem with a Belkin car charger. I thought it was the charger until I stumbled across your post. Anyone else having this problem? When I had a Monster iPod FM transmitter/charger, I didn't have this problem. Strange..
-Scott-
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