My iPod classic is freezing iTunes

Hi,
My 160GB iPod Classic causes iTunes to freeze when I plug it in. I also cannot safely eject the iPod. Also, for some reason a lot of the iPod's memory is being taken up by something under the category of 'other'.
Here is some information from diagnostics mode:
Retracts 0
Reallocs 8
Pending sectors 56
Power on hours 18
Start/Stops 1769
Temp: current 33c
Temp: min 12c
Temp: max 54c
I got this ipod December last year, so it isn't that old. Can anyone tell me what might be wrong?
Thank you

See Corrupt iPod classic. for some general ideas. The "other" is likely to be the lost remnants of previous attempts to sync the device. The pendings are areas of the disc that won't read reliably. If they contain part of a song the iPod will skip to the next track once it cannot read the data, but if they contain part of a directory or the device's database then the iPod is likely to crash and iTunes will freeze when it tries to read data from it. A format or DFU restore may release all of the pending sectors and allow normal operation. given that the device is less than a year old you may want to check your warranty options while you still can.
tt2

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