Ipod acts like battery's completely drained, but won't accept charge

Ok so, I've had my iPod nano for over five months now. I got it for Christmas 2008. The unit is telling me two different things: when its plugged into anything, it says the battery's fully charged, but when I unplug it, it says "battery low, connect to power source'. So basically my ipod's acting like the battery's completely drained, and when I try to charge it, it won't accept the charge, telling me its full up.
I've been trying everything I can think of to alleviate this problem. I even restored my ipod completely, and put all my music etc. back on. It didn't work.
So I'm thinking that maybe this is an internal problem... something with the battery.

Hi Wafflemonster,
Have you used your iPod with any 3rd-party accessories, like a car charger or dock?
Try resetting the iPod by toggling the Hold switch and then holding the Play/Pause and Menu buttons until you see the Apple logo, as described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1320
If the issue persists, try restoring the iPod from iTunes as described here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1339
If restoring the iPod does not resolve the issue, the iPod may need hardware repair. Make a reservation to have a Genius take a look at it or call AppleCare.
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
U.S. iPod and Mac technical support: 1-800-APL-CARE (1-800-275-2273)
-Jason

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