I've go this exact same thing but luckily on my passenger side. I have got the lock mechanism to fix, just have never gotten around to it. There are a couple of threads on renntech.org where a few folks have used a microswitch from mouser to replace the failed one without getting a whole new lock assembly but I don't have the threads handy and it was not a step-by-step DIY, more just general information.
Steve
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