I picked up the truck on Tuesday and dropped it off Wednesday at the Car Stereo place. Rather than simply unplugging the iPod hookup, they pulled the whole installation out. When I picked up the truck, a small box filled with wires was greeting me on the front seat. That's $179 well spent.
Now, it's the waiting game. I guess I want the truck to continue starting and the problems to go away. If that happens, then I'm back to square one with the iPod. I guess a non-working iPod is better than a problematic H3. The thing is, if the iPod was generating a "draw", their computers should have picked it up.
I'm not sure what the lemon law is here in NY. If it goes dead again, I will be investigating the LL. Hopefully, you'll see me posting 1.5 months from now asking for good iPod solutions!