That sucks. If that doesn't work and no amount of button-mashing lock, unlock, lock, unlock, locklocklockfuckingunlock works you're going to have to open up that inner door panel. With the door closed it's a bitch. There's screws along the bottom, not sure how many and think they are just phillips head, hopefully
@The Car Stereo Company can chime in it's been a while since I had them off, best I remember you pop off the upper trim piece and there's a screw either in the pull cubby or behind a little plastic panel behind the lever (maybe both). Then the whole panel lifts upwards, there's none of those annoying plastic retainers. Then reach in there and move the rod manually, you can try both the lever rod and knob rod...