Battery doesn't sleep - goes straight to shutdown at 60-80%

Hi
I don't often unplug my MBP, but when I do it never seems to give a battery warning or goes to sleep. When it hits anything from 60-80% battery left it just shuts down.
The indicators on the back of the battery seem to correspond to the percentage shown on the screen.
I have read about recalibrating my battery, but since it won't sleep, I can't figure out how to make that happen.
Below is my info from System Profiler:
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 0
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 20
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake On LAN: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 5
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 1
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Reduce Brightness: Yes
Battery Information:
Battery Installed: Yes
First low level warning: No
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 4555
Remaining Capacity (mAh): 4057
Amperage (mA): 1292
Voltage (mV): 12521
Cycle Count: 40
AC Charger Information:
Connected: Yes
Charging: Yes
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed: No
Any help would be appreciated.
thanks
S

I have the same problem, my laptop shutsdown isnted of slepp mode, even when fully charged and plugged in. Now again the meter will not show a full charge, though yesterday it did. This only started within the last week, give or take a few days, and the shutdowns are increasing. The battery update page advises to download and install 1.2 firmware for that battery when the current versions for 15" and 17" is 1.3 and the replacement program which was primarily for 15" Pro's only closed on 7/25. Based on most of the post I have read, this issue has been creeping up the last few days in newer and older batteries, and mostly in systems that are at least 1 year old. Makes me wonder if the rumors of the programmed "self-destruct' are true. Any case this is my power info (note that over the 4 points I pulled info for, the mA decrease as the battery charges, is this normal? The mv increase, but the mA decrease, though the mAH increase??)-
08/03/08 12:11 AM EST (57%)
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: SMP-ASMB014-*** <Edited by Moderator>
Manufacturer: SMP
Device name: ASMB014
Pack Lot Code: 0001
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0102
Hardware Revision: 0202
Cell Revision: 0100
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 2851
Fully charged: No
Charging: Yes
Full charge capacity (mAh): 4973
Health Information:
Cycle count: 321
Condition: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 3304
Voltage (mV): 11891
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 115
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 29
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake On LAN: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: No
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 40
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 180
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 15
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Reduce Brightness: No
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed: No
AC Charger Information:
Connected: Yes
Charging: Yes
08/03/08 1:06 AM EST (91%)
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: SMP-ASMB014-*** <Edited by Moderator>
Manufacturer: SMP
Device name: ASMB014
Pack Lot Code: 0001
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0102
Hardware Revision: 0202
Cell Revision: 0100
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 4533
Fully charged: No
Charging: Yes
Full charge capacity (mAh): 4973
Health Information:
Cycle count: 321
Condition: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 1256
Voltage (mV): 12483
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 115
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 30
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake On LAN: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: No
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 40
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 30
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Reduce Brightness: No
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed: No
AC Charger Information:
Connected: Yes
Charging: Yes
08/03/08 1:44 AM (99%)
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: SMP-ASMB014-*** <Edited by Moderator>
Manufacturer: SMP
Device name: ASMB014
Pack Lot Code: 0001
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0102
Hardware Revision: 0202
Cell Revision: 0100
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 4973
Fully charged: No
Charging: Yes
Full charge capacity (mAh): 4973
Health Information:
Cycle count: 321
Condition: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 328
Voltage (mV): 12602
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 115
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 30
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake On LAN: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: No
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 40
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 30
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Reduce Brightness: No
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed: No
AC Charger Information:
Connected: Yes
Charging: Yes
08/03/08 1:59 AM (100%)
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: SMP-ASMB014-*** <Edited by Moderator>
Manufacturer: SMP
Device name: ASMB014
Pack Lot Code: 0001
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0102
Hardware Revision: 0202
Cell Revision: 0100
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 4973
Fully charged: Yes
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 4973
Health Information:
Cycle count: 321
Condition: Good
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 176
Voltage (mV): 12593
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 115
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 30
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake On LAN: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: No
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 40
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 30
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Reduce Brightness: No
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed: No
AC Charger Information:
Connected: Yes
Charging: No

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- Verify permission shows a lot of /Applications/iTunes issues, but I have repaired like 5 times and still showing issues.
- Hardware test passed OK.
- Repair disk, no issues.
- Shift (safe mode) doesn't work (lot of flashing ? folder, apple logo, etc).
- PRAM restarted, twice.
I can't reinstall or launch the ML installer, when I go trough the install process which mandatory requires Internet connection and AppStore login, it states: This item is temporarily unavailable. Try again later.
Please help me, I'm desperate this is my production machine and I'm travelling.
What I'm missing?

You cannot reinstall Mountain Lion from the App Store, but you can install Mavericks which is free and will run on your computer. Here's what you do:
Install or Reinstall Mavericks or Mountain Lion from Scratch
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
OS X Mavericks- Erase and reinstall OS X
OS X Mountain Lion- Erase and reinstall OS X
OS X Lion- Erase and reinstall Mac OS X
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
because it is three times faster than wireless.

Battery doesn't charge

a few weeks ago I left my mbp on standby without any power for 3 or 4 days; naturally the power ran out and it died. when I came to re-start it, I plugged it in and it resumed fine. the same thing then happened again a few days later, although this time it didn't 'wake-up' but had shut down completely, although it started up fine as soon as I plugged it in.
however, since this happened my battery won't accept charge and is permanently at 0%, or -2147483648% according to slimbatterymonitor!
the magsafe connector has the green light lit and the battery icon has the plug icon in it, but it just doesn't charge-up. as soon as the power is removed it dies as there is obviously no power left in the battery.
I have tried re-setting both the pram and the smc several times, neither of which have resolved the issue. I have also tried to use coconut battery; however it just crashes after a few seconds of starting up.
any help would be very much appreciated - thanks
hardware overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro 15"
Model Identifier: MacBookPro1,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 1.83 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP11.0055.B08
SMC Version: 1.2f10
Battery Information:
Model Information:
Serial Number: SMP-ASMB012-3462-133f
Manufacturer: SMP
Device name: ASMB012
Pack Lot Code: 0001
PCB Lot Code: 0000
Firmware Version: 0102
Hardware Revision: 0400
Cell Revision: 0100
Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 0
Fully charged: No
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 0
Health Information:
Cycle count: 343
Condition: Check battery
Battery Installed: Yes
Amperage (mA): 0
Voltage (mV): 8401
System Power Settings:
AC Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 0
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 15
Automatic Restart On Power Loss: No
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Wake On LAN: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Battery Power:
System Sleep Timer (Minutes): 15
Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes): 10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes): 15
Wake On AC Change: No
Wake On Clamshell Open: Yes
Display Sleep Uses Dim: Yes
Reduce Brightness: Yes
Hardware Configuration:
UPS Installed: No
AC Charger Information:
Connected: Yes
Charging: No

If you can run with the power adapter attached then it is an indicator that there is something else wrong. You could have a bad component on the logic board. If you have Apple Care then take it back to an Apple Store. Otherwise you will need to find a repair shop that will fix it at the component level. Apple would change the logic board and that is big $$$. Your local Apple Store should have a list of local vendors that can do repairs.
There were times that I had a local vendor that was Apple authorized do my repairs and I could usually get the Mac back sooner.
MJ

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