IPod Backlight Hissing

I've had this iPod since March, and it's never given me any troubles. I recently bought a stereo with iPod connectivity, and I noticed that it hissed terribly when playing from the iPod, but not from any other source. I plugged in another iPod, which didn't have the hiss. After a bit of playing around I noticed that it was intermittent but I couldn't figure out why. Eventually I noticed that the hiss started right when the backlight turns off. I thought it might be something to do with the stereo, so I plugged it into my friend's car (which is new, and has iPod connectivity) and the same thing happens. It hisses as soon as the backlight turns down. I set it to "Always On" and it doesn't hiss now.
Obviously, this isn't a good solution. The iPod sounds fine through headphones, it's only when it's connected to something via the dock port. Anyone else have this problem? Anyway to fix it short of sending it in for repair? It'd cost me $35 in shipping alone to get the thing fixed. I'm sure it's been broken the whole time, and I just had no way of noticing until now.
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I have the same problem with my 5th Gen iPod. I connect it through the Neo iOn cable to my car stereo. After working perfectly for a few months, I now have the same trouble: when the backlight goes out, I hear a terrible hiss. I have installed the latest update and did a restore to the factory settings. Still no luck. Sorry I don't have a solution; I am waiting for one as well.
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