Battery Issue With iPod Classic?

I have my iPod hooked up to my radio so it usually just charges that way, but I kept having low battery so I decided to charge it all the way and then reboot it and when I rebooted and the iPod turned back on it went straight "to low battery" or "no power remaining" and it never use to do this.

Hi Jay504,
If you are having what appears to be battery issues with your iPod, you may find the following articles helpful:
iPod: About the battery charge status icon
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1435
Apple Support: Accurately determine your iPod battery life
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1322
Regards,
- Brenden

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