not starting

Asked by Jeff Dec 28, 2015 at 06:27 PM about the 2004 Ford Explorer Limited V8 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I changed my steering column in my 2004 Ford
explorer I lost my key so I put and junk yard one
in and it will not turn over or start so do I have to
change the computer. in it form the one I got the
steering column. out of

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OJ answered 8 years ago

If your key has a chip in it, as my 2003 does, I would suspect the only key which is going to work is the key that came with the junk yard column.

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