# 2012 Hyundai Elantra - why did my struts and wheel bearings fail early?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-hyundai-elantra-why-did-my-struts-and-wheel-bearings-fail-early/132454>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai, elantra\
**Created:** [January 11, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-hyundai-elantra-why-did-my-struts-and-wheel-bearings-fail-early/132454 "2019-01-11T16:49:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![SherylACambron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@SherylACambron](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SherylACambron)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-hyundai-elantra-why-did-my-struts-and-wheel-bearings-fail-early/132454/1 "2019-01-11T16:49:09Z")

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I recently had to replace the struts and wheel bearings. My mechanic said it was way early to have to replace these parts. The car has 68,000 miles and I have had regular maintenance checks.

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**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-hyundai-elantra-why-did-my-struts-and-wheel-bearings-fail-early/132454/2 "2019-01-11T17:07:25Z")

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Live on a dirt road?