Kernel_task cpu usage and fans on high (slow system)

Ok so I have a fairly new MacBook Pro that is acting up. It is probably 2 months old and I noticed the kernel_task has spiked using majority of cpu (system% is in the 90's). So I went through cleaning out cache, temp files, trash, etc... then removed newly installed apps. When I go into Safe Mode my system runs fine but the fans still sound like they are on high. So I thought maybe there was a software problem.... I erased the OS and reinstalled it and it is doing the same thing w/ a new OS install. Safe Mode works fine but kernal_task still eating cpu in normal mode.
What else is there to do? I read some people having issues w/ MacBook Air with a hardware issue causing this same issue, but wouldn't it seem software related if Safe Mode works fine?

emperpavel wrote:
Ok so I have a fairly new MacBook Pro that is acting up. It is probably 2 months old and I noticed the kernel_task has spiked using majority of cpu (system% is in the 90's). So I went through cleaning out cache, temp files, trash, etc... then removed newly installed apps. When I go into Safe Mode my system runs fine but the fans still sound like they are on high. So I thought maybe there was a software problem.... I erased the OS and reinstalled it and it is doing the same thing w/ a new OS install. Safe Mode works fine but kernal_task still eating cpu in normal mode.
What else is there to do? I read some people having issues w/ MacBook Air with a hardware issue causing this same issue, but wouldn't it seem software related if Safe Mode works fine?
Why does everyone reinstall their OSX? It rarely fixes issues, and you really wasted some time in doing so.
The kernel task issue is something you need to diagnose one step at a time. I had the same thing, found out it was one program that was causing it. I contacted the developer, they saw the same thing on i7 MBP's, and they put out an update a few weeks later.
But if you're saying that you have a kernel task that is taking up your system resources without any programs running, including background tasks, then you might have a hardware issue. Take it back to Apple if you can't find a program that's causing it.

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