Sony iPod Car Interface - Shuffle Issue

Recently bought a Sony CDX-GT300 car stereo & Sony iPod adaptor XA-110IP. Have a 30gb gen-5 iPod. Overall love the sound quality (hardwired 'base' connection versus iTrip's RF method). Problem is every time I turn the car on, the iPod starts with the same song instead of keeping the "all shuffle" settings I used on the Sony car player. This is super irritating having to hear this same song everytime and having to reset the thing to "all shuffle". If anyone out there has this problem, please help! Sony (Cruthfield) and BestBuy (where I bought from) were totally unhelpful. I can't believe I'm the only having this issue.

I have the same issue with the same iPOD and I "chatted" with Sony about this issue. The guy, Nolan, was not helpful. He wasn't familiar with the adapter at all. I am thinking of trying to chat with another person at Sony to see if that helps but I am not hopeful.
You may be doing this already, but what I have done so I don't keep hearing that annoying song everytime I turn on my car - I begin playing a song on my iPOD before I plug it into the adapter and then the car stereo will continue to play it. It isn't the most convenient but until I hear a fix from Sony that is what I am doing.
I also use the iPOD to find artists or albums that are buried deep down the list (the middle of the alphabet) then plug it back in. It is quicker than holding down the button on the stereo. Again, not convenient but it works.
I agree with you, the sound is great and it is unfortunate that Sony's iPOD adapter is not up to par with the rest of their equipment.

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