1987 Jeep Wagoneer Limited from North America - Comments

Needed rear brakes when I got it, and I replaced those.

It would fail to start occasionally, and it was a faulty starter relay (check for this).

After hitting the logging roads a bunch, the front end developed a disconcerting wobble, but this was fixed by replacing the track bar and getting new rubber all the way around.

It has been excellent (with exception to these minor problems), and gets about 17 or 18 mpg.

It is nice for camping, and going up on logging roads, but I would never consider it a true off-road vehicle (like a CJ or wrangler).

I have a 1987 jeep wagoner with a 4.0 engine today it will not stay running, so I checked the gas filter to see if it was clod, that part is good the ele. fuel pump seem to be working, it will run for a few minutes. then quit, any ideas?maybe a crank senser?kevin.email-.kev9255@hotmail.com.

I have a 1987 Jeep Wagoneer Limited as well. It runs really well when it runs, but sometimes it is hard to start. An auto-electric mechanic told me once that these vehicles (to include the same size Cherokee) had notoriously bad electrical systems. Do you know which sensors might need to be checked? It also stalls sometimes after hitting bumps. My Jeep has spent the last three years parked outside in the elements at my beach house in Puerto Rico, so the salt air is really taking its toll. And I need 4 headlight mounts. Any idea? Harry...luz_de_lunallena@hotmail.com.

I've had a 1987 Jeep Wagoneer Limited since 1993 - I swear by it and keep it roadworthy. It has two aggravating characteristics a) the fuel drains back into the tank making it harder to start and b) it develops air locks in the cooling system. It is otherwise pleasant to drive/camp/tow boats and expect to keep it another 12 years. Over the past 12 years I've replaced headlight mounts, frost plugs, battery, coolant reservoir, muffler, oil pan, brakes twice, welded the driver's seat, repaired side view mirrors, fixed rocker panels, fixed driver side door hinges, fixed aluminum wheels, fixed electric windows, replaced windshield, starter motor twice, alternator, water pump, power steering pump and head lining and I expect to spend $500 a year keeping it up. It now needs a new front wheel bearing which has been rumbling since I have had it, remount rear bumper and new front loudspeakers. It will never end I expect, but it is too good to scrap. It is still the best vehicle I have driven and have every confidence in its ability to extricate the driver from what would ordinarily end up in being towed.

They are worth hanging onto.

I have a 1987 Wagoneer, 2.5Liter, bought new in Nashua, NH, moved to Georgia in '93 and to the Gulf coast in 1997.

I have only replaced the alternator once and the cat. converter once. It has 240,000 miles, the head liner was ripped out 3 years ago, and the original back bumper replaced with a 6x6 inch cypress timber. The compression is low and it is hard to crank with fowled plugs, which I replace about once a month. Otherwise, it runs good for its age and lack of TLC. I pull a 2000 pound boat/trailer to the local marina and drive to town (nearest drugstore and chain grocery is 30 miles away) about once a week and get about 8 miles to the gallon due to the low compression I guess. I paid the original loan off 15 years ago and since have only spent around $2000 (high guess) in unscheduled maintenance, and $900 of that was due to it being stolen and left sitting in a pond---water up to the top of the oil pan.

I've been thinking about cutting the top off to make an open rider, and using a boat Bimini top for shade and rain protection. What do you think???