[Max1957]

Hi Folks,
I've got a 2014 Subaru BRZ Limited (had it less than two months) and either I'm having a problem with the entertainment system, or the stock system has a crappy OS.
For me, I don't give a rat's tail about XM or Pandora or the others... FM is only used occasionally (if I can ever figure out how to program the stations - I know, RTFM...) Anyhow my main use of the entertainment system is my iPod.
I have an iPod Classic (2009 (160 GB) FW Ver: 2.0.4) that I store my MP3s on and listen to while I'm driving. I used this same iPod in my 2012 Honda Accord Coupe and had zero issues with it; but in the BRZ, I'm seeing situations where the iPod will freeze, or it will reset or when turned on (via the entertainment system) it will play, but there is no sound and sometimes it picks tracks from playlists I'm not even using. I have it set to shuffle songs which works as expected.
I've run diagnostics on the iPod and found no disk error or file system problems. At the recommendation of a posting on an iPod forum, I've taken to turning the iPod off via the entertainment system and disconnecting it from the USB cable before stopping the car's engine, then reconnecting the USB to the iPod 10 -15 seconds after starting the car. Still I am having trouble. I am seriously considering replacing the stock entertainment system headset for something (I hope) better - doing away with all the Navigation system, XM and other useless stuff.
At any rate, has anyone else seen this behavior?