IPod charges with firewire but sporadic with USB

I haven't had problems charging wiith the Apple firewire charger with my 20G 4G iPod. But, when I bought a USB car charger and AC adapter, it seems the iPod only charges when it feels like it which is sporadic, no pattern. If fact, when it's not acting like it's charging, the battery seems to drain. I can't figure this one out and I haven't been able to find a post with a similar issue. Does anyone know what's going on? Thanks.

I wanted to get rid of this one since nobody answered. I think the 3G is simply broken. It works fine via firewire, and now I use it as a stationary music server -- the battery was too old for regular use. I bought a 5G.

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