Service Battery after upgrade 10.8, what's wrong???

After upgrading to 10.8 (and now 10.8.2) my battery icon show "SERVICE BATTERY"!!!!
What's wrong????
Just 36 cycles count, and from 5018 to 4860 mAh Full Charge Capacity (after about 2 days)
Please help,
Thank you!!!!!

In all likelihood, you've been bit by a known ML problem. You can read more in this 195 page thread. Bottom line is that with so few cycles, you should take it to an Apple store and have it looked at - and possibly have the battery replaced. Some people have had their logic boards or entire machines replaced. But there doesn't seem to be a consisent theme that anyone can point to as being the cause. In my case, I elected to return to Lion until I have more trust that Apple has solved this problem (which, BTW, not everyone encounters)
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4135250?start=0&tstart=0

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Firmware Version:          406
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Disk Sleep Timer (Minutes):          10
Display Sleep Timer (Minutes):          5
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Wake on Clamshell Open:          Yes
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