My iPhone 4s no longer charges in car

Over the past two weeks, my 4S has stopped charging off of the pair of USB chargers I have in my car.  One of them is a Kensington USB charging nub and the other is another name-brand dual-usb charger, and I'm using the original Apple charging cord.  Up until a couple of weeks ago, everything was fine, so it's not the chargers...and I tested another 4S, my old 3GS, and an iPod and they all charge fine in the car.  I have not updated to iOS 5.1, either.  Charging off of a computer or the wall works perfectly fine.
Thoughts? Is it possible that the dock connector is set up to receive power off of different pins for AC and DC current...or would that be negated since it powers fine off of the computer?
With how quickly this phone's battery depletes, I can't be limited to strictly in-house. 
Thanks,

Hi smokeeater033,
If your iPhone is not appearing in iTunes for Windows I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article - 
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch not recognized in iTunes for Windows
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L 

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