1998 Dodge Caravan Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1998 Dodge Caravan takes in a 3.3L OHV V6 that could run on flex-fuel or gasoline, set alongside a 2.4L DOHC inline-four, a 3.0L SOHC V6 and a 3.8L OHV V6, with a battery-electric drive completing the lineup. The combustion engines are naturally aspirated. Just one body is listed, the 4-door mini passenger van, offered as Base, ES, LE, SE and Sport. Engine, fuel, ignition, cooling and transaxle procedures are backed by specifications, torque values and wiring diagrams for the electrical system.

Engines covered

• 2.4L inline-four (148 cu in) — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 3.0L V6 (181 cu in) — SOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• 3.3L V6 (201 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, flex-fuel or gasoline
• 3.8L V6 (231 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
• Battery-electric drive (EV)

Body styles covered

• 4-door mini passenger van

Trims covered

• Base
• ES
• LE
• SE
• Sport

Known issues on the 1998 Caravan. Five recalls appear on the federal record for the 1998 Caravan. In certain vans, the clockspring in the steering wheel hub could fail and disable the driver's air bag, first showing up as a lit warning lamp. Certain vans with integrated child seats had the shoulder harness webbing routed wrongly around the seat's reinforcement bar, so a child might not be held properly in a collision. Of 629 owner complaints, engine and engine cooling (135) leads, ahead of the power train (103) and air bags (99); 45 complaints reported a crash, 26 an injury, 23 a fire and 1 a death. The manual provides diagnostics and wiring diagrams for the air bag system and procedures for the fuel system.