Chevrolet Venture
Registered from 1997 to 2005.
About this model
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.
From the Wikipedia article Chevrolet Venture, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 1741 kg · 3050 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway |
| 2004 | 1741 kg · 3050 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2003 | 1767 kg · 3050 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2002 | 1761 kg · 3050 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2001 | 1761 kg · 3050 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway |
| 2000 | 1710 kg · 3050 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway |
| 1999 | 1769 kg · 3050 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway |
| 1998 | 1741 kg · 3050 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway |
| 1997 | 1750 kg · 3050 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 14.7 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Power sliding door
Engineering analysis, opened December 2007, closed February 2009.
Power sliding door opening
Preliminary evaluation, opened August 2007, closed December 2007.
Power-sliding door
Preliminary evaluation, opened September 2004, closed December 2004.
Rack and pinion steering unit failure
Defect petition, opened February 2004, closed March 2004.
Rear axle trailing arm failure
Engineering analysis, opened April 2003, closed January 2004.
Rear axle trailing arm failure
Preliminary evaluation, opened November 2002, closed April 2003.
Safety belt assembly failure
Engineering analysis, opened November 2002, closed November 2003.
Power rack and pinion steering failure
Engineering analysis, opened April 2002, closed December 2002.
Shoulder harness clip
Preliminary evaluation, opened February 2002, closed August 2002.
Steering rack and pinion
Preliminary evaluation, opened November 2001, closed April 2002.
Air bag tear during deployment
Preliminary evaluation, opened November 2000, closed January 2001.
Unexpected opening of sliding door
Investigation SQ, opened July 2000, closed October 2001.
Finger cutting/pinching
Preliminary evaluation, opened May 1998, closed June 1998.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Chevrolet filed 516 bulletins about the 2005 Venture.
- Equipment: 191
- Electrical system: 81
- Engine and engine cooling: 64
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 32
- Power train: 29
- Visibility: 22
- Engine: 17
- Wheels: 16
- Fuel system, gasoline: 9
- Structure: 9
- Other: 46
- This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC. · July 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. Technician should get… · February 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. The J-35616-64B is the… · December 2024
- This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO… · October 2024
- This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on When and How to Submit a Field Product Report (FPR) (U.S. and Canada Dealers Only). · October 2024
508 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.