1997-2005 Chevrolet Venture: Year-to-Year Changes
Updated: 11/23/08
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Learn about the year-to-year changes of the 1997-2005 Chevrolet Venture. Get full details of the styling and performance changes throughout the history of the 1997-2005 Chevrolet Venture.
Year to Year Changes
1998 Chevrolet Uplander:
Seat-mounted side-impact airbags for the front occupants became standard this year. Regular-length Ventures could now be equipped with the optional sliding door on the driver's side. A cargo version of the long-wheelbase Venture joined the lineup, fitted only with two front bucket seats.
1999 Chevrolet Uplander:
Eight-passenger seating became available this year. Heated power mirrors and a rear-window defogger became standard.
2000 Chevrolet Uplander:
No more 3-door Ventures were available; all were now equipped with dual sliding doors. A new Warner Bros. edition held a rear-seat video entertainment system, including a video player, TV monitor, and an audio system with separate second- and third-row headphone jacks. A child safety seat built into the second-row bench was standard on the Warner Bros. and optional on other Ventures, except the Value edition. Venture's V6 engine gained another 5 horsepower. Traction control became standard on the LT model and GM's OnStar communications was dropped from the options list, at least temporarily.
2001 Chevrolet Uplander:
2001 additions included a stowable third-row seat, driver-side power door, 6-disc in-dash CD player, and rear parking aid. The cargo version was dropped after 2000.
2002 Chevrolet Uplander:
Optional all-wheel drive and a DVD rear-entertainment system were the top additions to the 2002 Venture.
2003 Chevrolet Uplander:
Antilock brakes and front side airbags are now optional instead of standard on Value and Base.
2004 Chevrolet Uplander:
The regular-length Ventures comes only in the Plus model for '04, and satellite radio is also available as an option on the LS and LT this year.
2005 Chevrolet Uplander:
Venture loses its regular-length and all-wheel-drive models for a shortened 2005 season. It's being phased out for a restyled replacement, the '05 Uplander, expected by early calendar 2005.
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