Ipod skipping to the BEGINNING of a song

Hey i bought my ipod classic 120gb about 11 months ago and sometimes it skipps to the beginning of the song i'm listening to as if i would press backwards. I usually have my ipod in a case in my pocket so it can't be me accidentally pressing any button!!! I think it doesn't have to do with particular songs, because it's always a different song and in the beginning, at the end or anywhere in the middle of the song. What i realized is, that when the ipod skips back to the beginning of the song i'm often accidentally pulling on the earphone cable. For example if im standing up or moving while sitting (like today), but it also happened while i was standing at a bus stop. Did anybody ever have the same problem or knows how to solve it? I'm grateful for any help!!! (my warranty runs out in a month and i need to know if i should send my ipod in quickly!)

Mmmmmm. Works OK for me. I've tried every variation I can think of. Play from playlist, play from library, shuffle on, shuffle off, single song repeat on/off, playlist repeat on/off.
WAIT !! Now I've found it !! It happens when I have the sidebar hidden and play a playlist from the PLAYLIST pane. Hitting Enter then takes me to the FIRST song in the playlist.
WAIT AGAIN !!! In the time it took to write the above, it changed again and works properly. Well properly is not really true. It works if I stay in the PLAYLIST pane. If I switch to the SONGS, ALBUMS or ARTISTS pane, enter does nothing. BUT, if I switch to the GENRES pane, enter starts the first song there. AND, if I've switched away from the PLAYLIST pane and switch back, enter then starts the first song in the playlist.
WOW !! That was a crazy ride. I think we can safely say that there is something awry.

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