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Chevrolet Venture

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A minivan produced by Chevrolet from model years 1997 to 2005, and was replaced mid-year 2005 with the Uplander.

The Venture's U Platform was the basis for the Pontiac Montana and Oldsmobile Silhouette minivans.

The Venture was available in standard and extended wheelbase models. The only engine available was a 3.4L V6.

History

The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Chevrolet Venture page on 22 July 2020, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

The Chevrolet Venture is a minivan produced by General Motors for the 1997 to 2005 model years. The Chevrolet Venture, along with most of its General Motors minivan siblings, was built at GM's Doraville, Georgia, assembly plant.

The Venture name was first used on a 1988 Chevrolet concept car, in this case a full-sized four-door sedan more aerodynamic than the 1991-1996 Chevrolet Caprice.

The Venture was introduced in 1996 for the 1997 model year as a replacement for the radically styled Lumina APV. In the United States, it was also sold as the Oldsmobile Silhouette and the Pontiac Trans Sport, which was later renamed as the Pontiac Montana for 1999 (2000 in Canada). The Venture came in three trim levels, the base, LS, and LT. The base models of the Venture were short wheelbase models which came equipped with cloth upholstery, front bucket seats with fixed head restraints, a 2nd-row 2-passenger bench seat, and steel wheels. The LS came in both short and long wheelbases, and offered aluminum wheels, a varied seating configuration, adjustable head restraints, side airbags, power windows (optional on the base models), and a remote keyless entry system. The LT model was an upscale of the LS and was exclusively a long wheelbase model and offered a power driver seat (optional on the base and LS models), optional leather seats, a roof rack (optional on the base and LS models), and a driver side sliding door (optional on the base and LS models from 1997–1999). The anti-lock brakes were standard on all Ventures from 1996–2002, but became optional on the base models later on.

The Venture was replaced after 2005 by the Chevrolet Uplander, which was essentially a facelift with one long wheelbase configuration, and a longer nose which served chiefly to improve crush distance and styling more like an SUV. Only the long-wheelbase Venture was sold for 2005 in the US but the short-wheelbase was still offered in Canada. Production of the Chevy Venture ended on June 24, 2005.

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Type	Title
2005 Book	2005 Chevrolet Venture Owner's Manual; General Motors Corporation

Photographs

	Subject: 1997-2000 Chevrolet Venture Photographer: "Bull-Doser" Location/Event: Montreal, Quebec, Canada View photo of Chevrolet Venture - 78KB
	Subject: 1997-2000 Chevrolet Venture Photographer: "Bull-Doser" Location/Event: Montreal, Quebec, Canada View photo of Chevrolet Venture - 83KB
	Subject: 1997-2000 Chevrolet Venture Photographer: "Bull-Doser" Location/Event: Montreal, Quebec, Canada View photo of Chevrolet Venture - 142KB
	Subject: 1997-2000 Chevrolet Venture Photographer: "Bull-Doser" Location/Event: Montreal, Quebec, Canada View photo of Chevrolet Venture - 104KB
	Subject: 1997-2000 Chevrolet Venture Photographer: "Bull-Doser" Location/Event: Montreal, Quebec, Canada View photo of Chevrolet Venture - 42KB
	Subject: 1997-2000 Chevrolet Venture Source: IFCAR View photo of Chevrolet Venture - 124KB
	Subject: Chevrolet Venture Photographer: Ardyiii/Arden License: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Caption: Modern meets not so Modern View photo of Chevrolet Venture - 332KB
	Subject: 1997-2000 (left) & 2001-2005 (right) Chevrolet Ventures Photographer: "Bull-Doser" Location/Event: Montreal, Quebec, Canada View photo of Chevrolet Ventures - 80KB
	Subject: 1997-2000 & 2001-2005 Chevrolet Ventures Photographer: "Bull-Doser" Location/Event: Montreal, Quebec, Canada View photo of Chevrolet Ventures - 32KB
	Subject: 1999 Chevrolet Venture Photographer: "Karrmann" License: GNU Free Documentation License View photo of 1999 Chevrolet Venture - 1,296KB
	Subject: Chevrolet Venture Source: IFCAR View photo of Chevrolet Venture - 131KB
	Subject: 2001-2004 Chevrolet Venture Source: IFCAR View photo of Chevrolet Venture - 124KB
	Subject: 2001-2005 Chevrolet Venture Source: IFCAR View photo of Chevrolet Venture - 115KB
	Subject: 2001-2004 Chevrolet Venture Photographer: "Bull-Doser" Location/Event: Montreal, Quebec, Canada View photo of Chevrolet Venture - 15KB
	Subject: 2001-2005 Chevrolet Venture Photographer: "Bull-Doser" Location/Event: Montreal, Quebec, Canada View photo of Chevrolet Venture - 78KB
	Subject: 2001-2005 Chevrolet Venture (Short Wheelbase) Photographer: "Bull-Doser" Location/Event: Montreal, Quebec, Canada View photo of Chevrolet Venture - 110KB
	Subject: 2001-2005 Chevrolet Venture Warner Bros. Edition Photographer: "Bull-Doser" Location/Event: Montreal, Quebec, Canada View photo of Chevrolet Venture Warner Bros. Edition - 89KB
	Subject: City of Montréal 2001-2005 Chevrolet Venture Photographer: "Bull-Doser" Location/Event: Montreal, Quebec, Canada View photo of Chevrolet Venture - 430KB
	Subject: 2001-2004 Chevrolet Venture Taxi Photographer: "Bull-Doser" Location/Event: Montreal, Quebec, Canada View photo of Chevrolet Venture Taxi - 8KB
	Subject: 2001-2004 Chevrolet Venture School Bus Photographer: "Bull-Doser" Location/Event: Montreal, Quebec, Canada View photo of Chevrolet Venture School Bus - 12KB
	Subject: 2001-2005 Chevrolet Venture Photographer: "Bull-Doser" Location/Event: Montreal, Quebec, Canada View photo of Chevrolet Venture - 229KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Photographer: Bill Crittenden View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS - 1,224KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Photographer: Bill Crittenden View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS - 1,370KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Interior Photographer: Bill Crittenden View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Interior - 94KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Interior Photographer: Bill Crittenden View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Interior - 125KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Speedometer Photographer: Heidi Walczak Date: 18 May 2010 View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Speedometer - 4,115KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Photographer: Bill Crittenden View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS - 4,376KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Intake Manifold - 3400 SFI Photographer: Bill Crittenden Date: 2010 View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Intake Manifold 3400 SFI - 4,372KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Oil Cap & Dipstick Photographer: Bill Crittenden Date: 2010 View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Oil Cap & Dipstick - 4,919KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Alternator Photographer: Bill Crittenden Date: 2010 View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Alternator - 3,488KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Engine Photographer: Bill Crittenden Date: 2010 View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Engine - 4,332KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Underhood Fuse Box Photographer: Bill Crittenden Date: 2010 View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Underhood Fuse Box - 3,940KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Battery Photographer: Bill Crittenden Date: 2010 View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Battery - 4,179KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Throttle Photographer: Bill Crittenden Date: 2010 View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Throttle - 4,375KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Dashboard Photographer: Bill Crittenden Date: 2010 View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Dashboard - 3,898KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Door Controls Photographer: Bill Crittenden Date: 2010 View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Door Controls - 3,427KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Rear Seat Audio Photographer: Bill Crittenden Date: 2010 View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Rear Seat Audio - 2,909KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Underbody Photographer: Bill Crittenden Date: 2010 View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Underbody - 3,849KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Gauge Failure Photographer: Bill Crittenden Date: 22 December 2010 View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture Gauge Failure - 1,209KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Photographer: Bill Crittenden Date: 2011 View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture - 3,109KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Photographer: Bill Crittenden Date: 2011 View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture - 1,605KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Photographer: Bill Crittenden Date: 2011 View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture - 2,877KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture Photographer: Stephen Foskett License: GNU Free Documentation License View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture - 58KB
	Subject: 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Headlight Assembly Photographer: Bill Crittenden Date: 2012 Caption: Like an overproduced plastic model kit, by the end of the Chevrolet Venture's model life a lot of the interior plastic components had mold flashing around the edges. The headlights had it, too, as I found out the hard way. When replacing a headlight bulb you need to unscrew a plastic ring that holds the bulb in place by inserting your forefinger and thumb in between the ring and the housing and turning. Unfortunately, there's just enough room for a thumb and when you turn the plastic ring your thumb runs along the plastic flashing on the headlight assembly housing and...ouch! View photo of 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Headlight Assembly - 2.4MB View photo of injury from 2005 Chevrolet Venture LS Headlight Assembly - 2.1MB
	Subject: Chevrolet Venture Hearse License: GNU Free Documentation License View photo of Chevrolet Venture Hearse - 1,766KB
	Subject: Chevrolet Venture Hearse License: GNU Free Documentation License View photo of Chevrolet Venture Hearse - 1,740KB

Documents

Date	Document Name & Details	Documents
February 2003	Air Bag Related Child Passenger Fatality Investigation Vehicle: 1997 Chevrolet Venture National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	PDF - 507KB - 20 pages
classified date 2000	Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 1998 Chevrolet Venture LS, 4 x 2, 4-door APV National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	PDF - 49.6MB - 107 pages
classified date 2000	Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 1999 Chevrolet Venture 4 x 2, 4-door APV National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	PDF - 89.5MB - 156 pages
October 2000	Remote NASS/SCI Combination Side Impact Inflatable Occupant Protection Investigation 2000 Chevrolet Venture National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	PDF - 332KB - 15 pages
November 2002	Advanced Air Bag Investigation / Vehicle to Vehicle 2003 Chevrolet Venture LS Minivan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	PDF - 1,736KB - 25 pages
classified date 2003	Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 1998 Chevrolet Venture, Sport van National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	PDF - 7.8MB - 140 pages
February 2003	On-Site Child Safety Seat Crash Investigation Vehicle: 2002 Chevrolet Venture National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	PDF - 714KB - 37 pages
February 2003	On-Site Side Impact Air Bag Occupant Protection Investigation Vehicle: 2002 Chevrolet Venture National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	PDF - 755KB - 37 pages
4 September 2003	Safety Compliance Testing for FMVSS No. 110(Indicant): Tire Selection and Rims 2003 Chevrolet Venture, MPV National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	PDF - 1,006KB - 26 pages
classified date 2005	Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 2002 Chevrolet Venture, 4-door minivan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	PDF - 7.0MB - 106 pages
February 2005	On-Site Child Safety Seat Investigation Vehicle - 2004 Chevrolet Venture National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	PDF - 2,786KB - 42 pages
March 2005	Calspan On-Site Adaptive Control Vehicle Crash Investigation Vehicle: 2005 Chevrolet Venture Minivan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	PDF - 2,228KB - 25 pages

Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
13 December 2002	NHTSA Safety Complaint: 2000 Chevrolet Venture	anonymous