Why does song progress bar seemingly disappear and reappear at random?

lately the bar that lets me move back or up within a track (and the buttons immediately below for repeat, shuffle, and genius) will go absent for days or hours at a time, then reappear normally, for no apparent reason. is there a reason for this that i can fix or adjust?
also - when the progress bar is present, i find it hard to use without the touch thinking i'm pressing the genius button instead - is there a way to disengage the latter totally since i don't use it?
thanks much!

No.
Have you tried basics from the manual?
Restart.
Reset.
Restore.
http://support.apple.com/manuals/#ipodtouch

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