# Replace front struts and CV axles on a 2010 Hyundai Elantra?

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**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai, elantra\
**Created:** [August 15, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-front-struts-and-cv-axles-on-a-2010-hyundai-elantra/201484 "2025-08-15T17:39:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![bcohen2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bcohen2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bcohen2010)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-front-struts-and-cv-axles-on-a-2010-hyundai-elantra/201484/15 "2025-08-16T16:32:24Z")

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> [@oldnotdeadyet](#):
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> These cars are known for engines that die too soon. Unless you have already had an engine replacement, I would consider just driving the car gently until it is perfectly clear that something is dead….and make sure you have towing insurance. Save your money for the newer car.

What are you talking about? This is not one of the awful “GDI” models. The 2.0L 4-cylinder engine used in the 2010 Elantra is as reliable as anything else on the road, if you take reasonable care of it. And that, of course, means changing the oil, changing the coolant, keeping the oil topped off, and changing the timing belt every 60,000 miles.

And of course, I would suggest that the OP keep his 2010 Elantra, and do all of the recommended maintenance on it, unless the car has rust or body damage. If he hasn’t changed the timing belt in a while, he should do that too. It would be a shame to spend a bunch of money fixing the suspension, and then have the engine ruined because the belt failed.

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