Recently, after my warranty ended, the rear door/driver side automatic door
lock stopped working on my 2003 ES-300.  I spoke with a friend with the
identical vehicle and he told me that the same door lock stopped working on
his ES-300.
After Googling a search, I found several messages indicating that this may
be a "known issue" and that dealers are installing "updated door locks".
Before I contact my dealer, I am wondering if others have had this issue.
Everything else on the vehicle has worked flawlessly, so I am surprised that
something like this would fail so quickly.

I am also wondering if I might have inadvertently disengaged a feature that
would keep the lock permanently locked (I  once did this unknowingly with my
automatic trunk latch).

Thanks!

- Carl