My Macbook keeps turning on

Last night I noticed that my Macbook (13'', about 16 months old) wouldn't go to sleep. When I closed the lid, it keep waking up every few seconds (= it gets the apple light and the dvd drive sound) and then going to sleep again.
What is worse, it can't be shut down either. If you try to shut it down (both by choosing the option from the menu or by using the button), it turns on itself immediately - the OS is on & it asks me to introduce my profile password.
The only way to actually turn it off is to remove the battery & unplug it.
Also, my Macbook sometimes can't see the battery - even if fully charged. It's enough to remove it and put it again in to solve the problem.
The bluetooth is turned off and there are no phones/hardware with the bluetooth active in my flat.
I've tried resetting smc and have run the hardware test - no results.
Any thoughts / suggestions on that?

Try starting the MB in Safe mode. If the trouble goes away in Safe mode, then there is definitely a problem with the configuration of your main account. If the problem persists under Safe mode, then it could be a hardware problem, in which case you will need to have it serviced.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455?viewlocale=es_ES

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Registered: Mar 5, 2006
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Model Name:          MacBook
Model Identifier:          MacBook4,1
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Processor Speed:          2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors:          1
Total Number Of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          3 MB
Memory:          4 GB
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Serial Number (system):
Hardware UUID:
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Device name:          ASMB016
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PCB Lot Code:          0000
Firmware Version:          0110
Hardware Revision:          0500
Cell Revision:          0102
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Full charge capacity (mAh):          4859
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Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
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