IPod Touch backlight off while charging/docked

For about the last year the backlight on iPod touch has turned off whenever plugged in to charge, computer, dock etc. This makes it extremely hard to see what is on the screen and therefore difficult to use. I remember this not always being the case but it started happening about a year ago, probably coinciding with a firmware upgrade around 3.0?
Is this a known problem and are there any fixes out there short of trying a format/restore? Any help would be greatly appreciated

sorry for bumping this again but really looking for an answer to this.
I recently upgraded to 4.2.1 and even with the full firmware upgrade it still happens. It seems to happen as soon as the dock connector is even half plugged in, even before the ipod recognizes what it's been plugged in to and starts charging etc.
This problem makes use in my car extremely difficult as I pretty much have to disconnect then reconnect in order to change anything on the ipod.

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