Possible iphone 5 power shortage

When I go to charge my iPhone five it continuously connects and disconnects from the charger (on its own) and when I plugged it into my MacBook it will not allow it, saying that the USB is using too much power. Any ideas what is going on?

WiseUser wrote:
This is a defect on iPhone 5 power button that wears out in about 13-14 months of usage just after you go out of warranty. Apple is aware of this issue but chooses not to accept this as a defect. I asked the Genius bar guy and they told me this is a common case recently and costs $269 to replace your phone. There is no repair option. I am very mad and believe Apple needs to take action or will lose their customers. All iPhone 5 owners that I know started having this problem in the month of 13 -14.
I believe if the numbers go high, Apple may start a recall program. Please encourage anyone with this problem to post here. $700 phone should not wear out this soon. Apparently the part is defective on almost all iPhone 5 devices.
Other threads about this:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/23797113#23797113
https://discussions.apple.com/message/23258974#23258974
https://discussions.apple.com/message/22251824#22251824
WTH? Seriously?!?! Same issue here: Purchased iPhone 5 in Sep 2012. Power button went wonky shortly after recent iOS 7.0.4 install. Figured power button issue was a software bug. Been a loyal Apple customer (2009 Mac Pro, and several iPhones) since 2009. I will be looking elsewhere - at DIY water-cooled PC/Linux, and Android phablets - come August 2014. Thanks for the heads up!

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