Nano accidental shuffle issue?

I got my first nano ever few weeks ago. It seems it will go from my scrict playlist to shuffle mode for no reason at all. is this a known issue? thanks.

Funny. Mine does the same thing. It will be in the middle of a song, then it makes a funny electronic sound, and switches to a new song, and it's now in Shuffle mode. I only use my iPod in the car, hooked up to a Griffin Road Trip. Not sure if it's getting strong interference from an outside source? I've done the reset, and it still trips out. I'm tempted to send the Nano back to Apple, along with the Road Trip to see if someone back there can duplicate the problem.

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