Honda Civic vibrations at higher speeds?

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Now here is a tricky one. The car drove fine a couple of days ago. Since then, it was standing in the snow until I took it out again.

I noticed that the car was vibrating at speeds of 45-50 mph. I somehow brought it back and kicked the rear bumper. Heaps of dried ice blocks fell down.

My question now is - would this cause the car to vibrate? Obviously there is this ice near the tires that might create an imbalance?
It increased with engine speed. I did wait until the car got warm (no cold start driving) while I was scrapping the snow off.

Also, I don't think ice is stuck ON the wheels. I probably will drive to check it again after it eats a little sunshine or may be splash a few buckets of hot water on the tire areas.
 
You've probably got a slug of ice on one of your wheels throwing off the balance. One of the wheel weights could have fallen off as well. Ice near the wheel won't imbalance it, but if it's frozen to the wheel, it'll shake your fillings loose on the highway. Easily fixed with a little heat or a long screwdriver.
 
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