Ipod use in car

I recently had the conversion installed in my 2003 BMW so that I can use my ipod in my car instead of having to constantly change out cd's. It will work fine for a while but then I will lose the ability to change songs and change playlists. The only remedy so far has been to disconnect the ipod and reset it by toggling the hold switch then holding the menu and select button at the same time until the apple logo appears. This will fix it for a while but usually by the end of the day it will lock up again and will not switch songs. Does anyone have any ideas????

I don't know anything about BMWs or the ipod adapter in question, but that's not going to stop me from posting...
When your ipod is playing fine do you hear any excess noise in the audio? Hissing or clicking?
I would imagine the adapter includes proper filtering for the power lines, but any car's DC power bus is horribly noisy. If any of that noise gets coupled into the ipod it may work for a while but eventually go bonkers (the technical term is conducted susceptibility [CS] ).
If the audio is excessively noisy that's a giveaway. If the audio is quiet it may be that the ipod's audio circuit has enough isolation to overcome the noise. A better test is to dig out an old tape player and power it from the DC jack. If you hear excess noise in its audio then that is likely the culprit. Note the engine should be running, since the largest source of noise is the ignition circuit (spark plugs and coils).
If that is what is happening, then either the adapter was likely installed incorrectly. A loose grounding wire can cause an increase in CS. A remote possibility is that the ignition system in the car is faulty; perhaps a leaky coil or cracked plug wire.
Just my 2 cents. I may be completely off track, but if you're out of other ideas it may be worth pursuing.
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