1999 Dodge Caravan Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 1999 Dodge Caravan covers the 4-door mini passenger van, the only body on the list. Under the hood, the choices are a double-cam 2.4L four-cylinder, a 3.0L V6 with a single overhead cam, a 3.8L OHV V6 and a 3.3L OHV V6 rated for flex-fuel or gasoline, while a battery-electric drive is listed too. Base, ES, LE, SE and Sport are the five trims. Specifications, torque values and diagnostics address the engine, cooling, transaxle, brakes, suspension and steering.

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 1999 Caravan. For the 1999 Caravan, NHTSA holds 5 recalls. Certain vans could have trim pieces work loose and drop into a rear outboard seat belt, jamming it so it would not restrain an occupant. On certain others the front seat belt retractor might not have met the federal belt standard and was replaced. Certain vans built only for fleet sales had a headlamp module that did not label the park lamp as a daytime running lamp. Owners have filed 555 complaints, chiefly air bags (119), engine and engine cooling (102) and power train (96); 46 complaints reported a crash, 28 an injury and 14 a fire. Body and electrical procedures, specifications and wiring diagrams apply to these systems.