MY IPOD DIED AND IT WONT CHARGE!!! HELP!

it died.. and now it won't charge. my computer doesnt see it and neither does iTunes. What's wrong and how can i fix it? PLEASE help!

Is the battery dead? Can you play it in a Dock or from an AC adapter. If need be, take it to a store with a working demo and ask if you can try yours in their Dock...that will narrow the problem down!
Could it be whatever you are using to charge it or the cable? (NEED MORE INFO to assist) Hopefully it is still under warranty! If not, try the ole latent defect approach nicely with them.
A friend of mine (the GM) at a major electronics chain store says they are getting 10 - 5th gen Ipod returns a day at his store alone due to battery and other problems.
I have a 3rd gen 15 g Ipod which is charged ONLY through the AC adapter attached to the Dock. (connected to an Imac G5 via Firewire for syncing). It had the 3G battery problem and unknown to me, Apple was already under pressure of a threatened (or actual) class action. They offered a replacement battery and installation after 2 yrs! I did it myself with a higher capacity battery instead since my 3rd gen Ipod is problem free!
Hope it works out for you.
I will do a battery replacement when the time comes MYSELF or I may switch to a Creative player...I am a loyal customer, but a device this expensive should not be a toss away when the battery goes belly up!. Besides, I think the earlier Ipods were built better when they were capturing their 70% marketshare I hear they actually glued the battery to the case this time (5th Gen)...sheesh, not a good way to keep a customer happy!(No I doubt it was for any engineering reason...I do not like Creative labs, but am considering switching to their MP3 player. At least the battery is easily replaceable behind a removable section of the back.
As much as I like my IPOD and Imac G5, I am becoming concerned about customer support that USED to be so good
Imac G5 Rev B 1gig ram - 3rd Gen Ipod 15 gig Mac OS X (10.4.2)
Imac G5 Rev B 1gig ram Mac OS X (10.4.2)

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