i have 8500 miles on mine and am over 1000 miles from the nearest dealer, so I was really nervous when i brought my h3 home last year and have been pleasantly reassured ever since! fortunately, i have not had any engine related issues at all. (knock on wood or errrr plastic)
at our project here, we have a handful of the chevy colorado trucks with the same engine as the h3 and they have also proven to be extremely reliable.
sounds to me like you just got a jinxed vehicle. it's not your fault, but it isnt our fault either. take em to court, get your money. go buy whatever you want. as nice as the xterras are, they are still xterras. if it was me, i would buy another h3.
