Q: I had my ignition switch replace along with the steering column. The car would not start with the key.I took my 2001 ford expedit

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I had my ignition switch replace along with the steering column. The car would not start with the key.I took my 2001 ford expedition to a ford dealer to reprogram the original keys and they said they were unable to program the keys to the truck. What could be another issue to why the keys would not program

My car has 160000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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