I have already had to replace my ipod clickwheel

I have already had to replace my ipod clickwheel (less than a year old) once because it froze when I removed the headphone jack from the ipod. It would function even after using the 5 "Rs." My powerbook G4 would not recognize it and when I took it the the genius bar at apple, the rep. told me it had to be replaced because it was a defective iPod. He gave me a brand new one (this was in November 2005).
My new iPod clikwheel (the replacement) has frozen, just like the first one, but this it happened after I selected the "eject" function on iTunes. I waited for it to disconnect and then I removed it from the firewire cable (it was fully charged at this point and properly ejected). As soon as I removed it from the firewire cable the iPod froze (I have never had this specific problem until now).
I went through the 5"Rs" and nothing helped. Now I have the same exact problem as I did with the first one and this new iPod is only 4 months old! I now have to go back to the genius bar and ask for another iPod. I paid $300 for this machine and it is unreliable. I am going to ask for my money back unless Apple can gauarantee either that this will not happen again or that they will repapi the iPod for as long as I have it if this problem occurs again. I am tempted to use a different brand of mp3 player.
Why is this happening? The discussion boards don't help. I've read so many complaints of the same problem but no one seems to have had the problem occur twice! - and now one has stated the events prior to the problems. Is this a permanent problem with the clickwheel? Did Apple know about this when they released it to the public? Is Apple doing anything to fix the problem? Will there be a recall? WIll Apple refund or replace every single iPod clickwheel with new reliable ones? I believe this is a serious problem that needs immediate attention. I will go to the apple store...again.. but have asked Apple to file my complaint. I have sent this complaint to Apple online and will be sending a copy to Apple's corporate offices as well.
I would love to ask everyone and anyone to reply to this message if you have had the same permanent problem with your iPod Clickwheel - it freezes, is not recognized by the computer, does not appear in iTunes, the desktop, or the disk utility, when connecting via Firewire or USB the iPod screen displays "Do Not Diconnect" but never changes, 5 R's do not work, and after speaking to a genius bar Apple representative or apple care technician you are told that the only solution is to have the iPod replaced. Pleas state if the amount of times this problem has occured and if it has occured with multiple iPod Clickwheels.
Thank you.

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