Constantly need to SMC reset for fans to work...?!

Hi, I've been having a problem ever since I got my MBP: My fans are stuck at 2000RPM, unless I do an SMC reset.. Which fixes the problem until the next sleep/shutdown. I know the problem had surfaced on the forums before... Does anyone know of a fix (other than a third party app?) Did anyone got his MBP repaired for this?
Thanks!

I am happy to say that my fans kicked in on a test running a 3D rendering software called Maxwell which uses between 94 to 98% of CPU resources when running. The fans hovered around 2000 rpm until it reached 218F(103c) and then they kicked in and ramped up to 2200...2400...2500...2600...2800 and then adjusted up and down from there to drive the temp down to 209 - 211F (97 to 98c) while the process was running. I was also surfing the web on Safari at this time and had Istat open to monitor the process.
It does seem like it takes some time for them to kick in, but they seem to be working correctly.
I downloaded SMC Fancontrol after I first purchased my 15" MBP back in Nov. and only use it once in a while when I have the notebook on my lap to control the temp on the underside. I don't use it frequently.
M.

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