IPod Audio Issues (headphones not recognized, volume bar stuck/stutters)

I often get these issues:
- the volume bar shakes or stutters when changing volume on screen, with side volume controls or headphone volume controls
- the volume bar gets stuck at one part and always jumps back to that point
- when plugging in headphones, sound plays on both speakers and headphones
Basically the way to fix it is to restart the iPod, but that is very annoying to do because these issues come up frequently. What should I do about this?

I already got it replaced before. The last one only had the problem with volume bar, not the audio jack.

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