Suddenly mac shutdown time increased!!!!

Hi,
I have a mac book pro (Retina) and suddenly the shutdown time has been increased. Whats the problem??
1st it use to shutdown in 2-4 sec but now it takes more than 30-40 sec & sometime even more than tht!!!
How can i resolve this issue??
Thanks
Amar

I have exactly the same issue with both my late 2011 Macbook Pro with SSD and my new 11" Macbook Air since upgrading to Mountain Lion. Takes around 30secs to shutdown whereas previously 2 second shutdown - very frustrating when using the machines on the move and in a hurry which was one reason I chose SSD drives in the first place.

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    I've seen this problem associated with failed fans, but both my fans are working, verified by listening and also by smcFanControl.  I've also installed various temperature monitoring software; the CPUs can be relatively cool just before the shutdown (e.g. 60\deg C), but they do show some surprisingly rapid spikes, especially the Core A temp sensor - maybe a jump of 20 \deg in a second, then rapidly back down again.
    Since I bought the machine in May 2007 it is out of warrantee, although I bought it with AppleCare.
    I tried turning off the second core using the Processors control panel, but this didn't stop the shutdowns.
    One odd thing is that after booting into Apple Hardware Test from the install DVD and running the "extended" test (which generally reports no errors), then rebooting into MacOS, I can usually get a few minutes' of use, versus a few seconds for any subsequent restart.
    I'm guessing the temp sensor is simply malfunctioning, or somehow noisy.  Is there any known way to defeat the sudden thermal shutdown routine?
    Or it could be a breakdown of the thermal chain to the heatsink.  Has anyone heard of this?
    Thanks for any advice or suggestions,
      DAn.

    Try reapplying thermal grease to the processor heat sink.  
    17" 2.2GHz i7 Quad-Core MacBook Pro  8G RAM  750G HD + OCZ Vertex 3 SSD Boot HD 

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