Weird playlist/ERROR message/won't sync songs/won't restore!

I just ran out of room on my ipod, and something came up saying do you want to create some playlist? I'm not sure exactly what it said, but it was so I can make more room on it. I went through my library and deleted songs I didn't want anymore and I deleted this playlist that my Itunes made by itself. I added my new songs, tried updating my ipod and it won't sync the songs. It says "Songs on the Ipod cannot be synced because all of the playlists selected for syncing no longer exist." I tried restoring it, but another error came up. Nothing works.
Any ideas? Or do I have to take it in to the Apple Store?

I assume you have seen this article regarding this error message.
iPod: Cannot restore or update in iTunes with error 1415, 1417, 1418, 1428, 1429, 1430, 1436, or 1439
It could be an indication or a damaged or dying hard drive. I would recommend doing a disk diagnostic on the iPod's HD using the instructions given by turingtest2 in this older thread. He also covers what the resulting numbers indicate.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3784647?start=0&tstart=0
B-rock

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