GPS runs down battery while plugged into car charger

Hello,
I have a Fascinate with the 2.2.1 and the Samsung car charger.  When I run Google Navigation or Bing Map while the phone is plugged into the car charger, the phone battery drains and does not charge until I exit navigation.  If I walk out to the car with a full battery and plug it in, the icon will indicate charging while I am driving to my destination but when I arrive and unplug the phone after about an hour's drive time, the battery immediately shows red and the phone shuts itself off.  The phone will charge normally when plugged into the car charger but only if navigation is turned off.
I don't know if it does this also with the VZW navigation app, I don't use it.
There are no other apps running other than the pre-installed bloatware. Wifi and Bluetooth are turned off.
The phone does this with two different Samsung chargers and also a generic charger.  There is only about 6 months on the battery.  It did the same thing before the last system update (I first thought I had a bad charger, which is how I ended up with two).
Anyone else?

Hi Andynator,
Thank you for your posting, it includes some great information. I can assist you with the issue you are having. I would like to ask if you find that this happens only when running maps and using the car charger? 
I have checked my references here and I am not showing that this is a known issue with the Fascinate. Since you mentioned that this was occurring before the update and is still occurring after the update, this tells me that the root cause of the issue may be with the device itself. 
You may very well have already called in, since posting your message. However, if you have not and are still having the issue, please feel free to send me a PM with your contact information, as well as the mobile number. I will be more than happy to contact you personally in order to troubleshoot and address the issue further for you. 
Thank you again for your posting and have a good day!

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