MBP Freezes after new battery installed

I have an original MBP, and the replacement battery I got after the recall, wouldn't hold a charge and would shut my computer off by itself while still holding a charge.
The problem is this: I shelled out the $$ for a new battery, but the new battery makes my computer FREEZE forcing me to hard boot it. Every single time with the new battery in, after about 15 or 20 minutes of usage, I have to shut down and reboot.
Any ideas anybody? Thanks in advance!

They sent me a new battery and it does the exact same thing..
I took it to the apple store, the genius told me she couldn't do anything about it and told me to send it in to be diagnosed. :/ I'm going to try to reinstall the whole computer from a time machine backup and see if the new battery works, otherwise... I guess I'll have to return the battery for a refund!

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