it is a delay to keep you from locking keys in car. my 97 Bonne works the same way. this is a selectable option, your owner's manual will tell you how to change it.
my 99 bonneville ssei is now doing a wierd thing when using the remote to
>lock the doors.
>Usually if I have a door open and I press the remote's lock button, I will
>hear all the doors lock and the security lite goes on. Lately when I do it
>the car just goes "bing bing bing", and nothing locks.
>It will still lock fine if all the doors are closed - all the doors lock and
>the car goes honk.
>Actually I noticed that it only goes "bing bing bing" if the driver's door
>is open and I press the remotes lock button. If any other door is open and
>the driver door is closed, then it works as normal.
>Any ideas? could it be a bad switch or something? I know my drivers door
>lock cylinder was replaced a couple years ago because it had a short and
>caused the car to unlock itself at random. I wonder if there is another
>problem with the driver's door.
>
>thanks!
>
>~matt
>