Battery stopped charging; won't run from battery

A couple of days ago, my computer stopped running from battery, and stopped charging the battery. I can see that the level is 67%, but that never goes up, and it shuts down if I unplug the power adapter.
Here is XBattery info:
Installed: Yes
Charging: No
Charger: Yes
Battery%: 67
Max. cap: 4.400Ah
Curr. cap: 2.271Ah
Charge: 1.534Ah
Voltage: 11.850V
Amperage: 0
Cycles: 680
Flags: 41000005
Anyone know how I can fix this?

I have the same issue with my Powerbook G4 15" Aluminum (battery not charging and clock not retaining date and time). A 3rd party warranty company is trying to say it's the rechargable battery but I think it's something to do wit hthe small battery located on a daughter board on the motherboard. Can anyone verify this or does this sound like a totally different issue?
The battery was replaced under the recall less than a year ago.
Thanks,
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