This factory service and repair manual is specific to the 1987 Jeep Wagoneer and matched to the engines and trims built that year, so it stays accurate to your exact vehicle.
Engines
- 2.5L I4 — 150 cu in, OHV
- 4.0L I6 — 242 cu in, OHV
- 4.6L I6 — 282 cu in, OHV
Trims
- Base
- Limited
Known issues on the 1987 Wagoneer. Six recalls are on federal record for this model year: cruise control that operates inconsistently and could cause a loss of control and an accident, a speed-control linkage that could keep the accelerator from returning to idle when released, a hydraulic power-brake-assist failure that causes a loss of power brake assist and longer stopping distances, a fuel-system delivery hose, line, and fitting fault, a steering linkage fault, and equipment labeling that did not comply with federal standard FMVSS 110. Owners have filed 12 complaints and Jeep has issued 2 technical service bulletins for the year.
From a routine service interval to a steering or power-brake repair or a hard-to-trace cruise-control fault, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct specification for your specific 1987 Wagoneer.
CRUISE CONTROL MODULE COULD HAVE INCONSISTENT CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION.
INCONSISTENT CRUISE CONTROL OPERATION COULD RESULT INLOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
REPLACE MODULE, AS NECESSARY.
TIRE RESERVE LOAD LABEL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED.
VEHICLES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 110.
INSTALL PROPER LABEL.
VEHICLE MAY CONTAIN AN OUT OF TOLERANCE THROTTLE BODY.
THIS COULD PREVENT THE ACCELERATOR FROM RETURNING TOIDLE WHEN RELEASED.
REPLACE SUSPECT THROTTLE BODIES.
A STUD MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON TOP OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OF ENGINE THAT COULD CONTACT THE FUEL SUPPLY HOSE.
REMOVE STUD AND REPLACE FUEL SUPPLY HOSE AND LINE ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLES WITH ACCUMULATED MILEAGE.
STEERING LINKAGE COUPLERS REMAINED IN ACID ETCHING BATH TOO LONG.
REPLACE OUT OF TOLERANCE STEERING LINKAGE COUPLERS.
BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM RESERVOIR CANISTERS MAY DEVELOP LEAKS DUE TO BUMPER IMPACT.
THIS WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST AND ANINCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE.
REPLACE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM CANNISTERS WITH NEW TYPE CANNISTERS; ALSO, INSTALL A RESTRICTION ORIFIC
SUBJECT ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION #733--BRAKE PEDAL SHIFT INTERLOCK. *YC
REDESIGNED LIFTGATE LATCH. *TW
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO THE GAS TANK RUPTURING DURING A REAR END ACCIDENT. AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE, IN LESS THAN A MINUTE THE FIRE ENGULFED THE ENTIRE REAR END, RESULTING IN A FATALITY AND TWO
SEE LETTER SENT VIA USMAIL. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
00 T 005 000/TREAD SEPARATION: RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING ON A DIRT ROAD AT 25-30 MPH, NOTICE A FLAPPING SOUND BEFORE THE PROBLEM COMMENCE. DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN
ON A TRIP AND AT 65 MPH WENT OVER RAIL ROAD CROSSING AND AS SUSPENSION TRAVELED FELT LIKE THE DRIVE LINE WAS COMMING THROUGH THE FLOOR PAN.SOMETHING IN THE DRIVE TRAIN DID INDEED BOTTON OUT NOT THE SU
ON A TRIP AND AT 65 MPH WENT OVER RAIL ROAD CROSSING AND AS SUSPENSION TRAVELED FELT LIKE THE DRIVE LINE WAS COMMING THROUGH THE FLOOR PAN.SOMETHING IN THE DRIVE TRAIN DID INDEED BOTTON OUT NOT THE SU
Showing the 5 most serious of 12 complaints filed with NHTSA.
