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Car starts shakeing or vibrating once you hit 40 mph

All 4 tires seem to have enough air and can't see any problem, I have been driving through heavy snow lately

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One of 2 things may be occurring.

Is it still cold enough that some snow can be packed on the inside of your wheels? It doesn't take much weight to throw a wheel out of balance.

Or possibly, one of the balancing weights has been knocked off of your wheels. It's very inexpensive to get your tires balanced. Many tire shops will do it while you wait -- especially on a slow day.

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There may be snow and ice packed in the inside of wheels. I would remove all wheels and clean the insides Or you may choose to have a tire shop do this and balance them. May have also lost some wheel weights.

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