Ipod touch 5 gen freezes when connected to car stereo

I have a new ipod touch 5 gen that works perfectly until it is connected to my car stereo. Actually, it works fine for an hour or so, when suddenly the sound stops and the ipod screen is frozen blue screen or a blank screen with a glowing center. The connection is via cable from the radio to a 30 pin connector adapted to the lightning connector with apple's adaptor. Fortunately I've been able to restore after each instance, but the second time the screen was flickering and It took two restore sessions to get things stabilized. I don't want to fry this expensive toy, but I would like to use it for music in my car.

Do you know if other people have the same problem? Maybe your car (stereo) is incompatible with the iPod? Do you have to restore it or do you can use it anyway after a freeze? If no, make a reset before restoring it) I'm sure the cable/adapter isn't the problem.
And with the "glowing center" - you mean the Apple Logo, right?

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