Toto's Z-series toilets recalled due to fire hazard

Sure, spontaneous combustion has occurred in a bevy of consumer electronics over the past year or so, but if there was one place even we thought you could count yourself safe, it'd be on the john. Apparently, this assumption is no longer valid for Toto toilet owners, as 180,000 of the company's Z-series units are now being recalled "after wiring problems caused three to catch fire over the past year." The electric bidet accessory is being shown the blame, as the faulty wiring not only torched a trio of units, but also caused smoke to come flowing out of 26 others. As expected, the firm will "repair the potentially fiery units manufactured between May 1996 and December 2001 for free," but we've no idea if Toto will be reimbursing the outhouse rentals for those sans a backup commode.

[Matt B @ Apr 16th 2007 3:55PM]

Man, that has to stink...... for the company too.

[Jonathan @ Apr 16th 2007 7:48PM]

Goodness gracious great balls of fire!

[Cupajo @ Apr 16th 2007 3:58PM]

Just what I want. I toilet that shoots scalding water right at my a-hole.

[anonymouspimp @ Apr 16th 2007 4:05PM]

"Fire in the hole!"

[Matt @ Apr 16th 2007 4:04PM]

"...if there was one place even we thought you could count yourself safe, it'd be on the john."

Murtaugh is not impressed.

[Rohit Kapur @ Apr 16th 2007 4:12PM]

Toto - Giving a whole new meaning to the term "burns while peeing".

[dims @ Apr 16th 2007 4:14PM]

i have several of these in my house
i sould look into this

[surfwax95 @ Apr 16th 2007 4:15PM]

its mondy and i am durnk. agan.

[LordJohnWhorfin @ Apr 16th 2007 4:25PM]

Soon to be featured in the next Terence & Philip movie: "Asses Of Fire".

[steve @ Apr 16th 2007 4:48PM]

and I thought it was the "authentic" Mexican food I ate the night before...

[Harland @ Apr 16th 2007 5:24PM]

Geez, talk about being in the hot seat.

[Pedro @ Apr 16th 2007 5:48PM]

Don't worry, they're just blowing smoke up our asses.

[Tim @ Apr 16th 2007 6:08PM]

For a second I though this was the new form factor for the x360...

[Bazza @ Apr 16th 2007 7:52PM]

Terence and Philip in ASSES OF FIRE!!!

[McFly @ Apr 16th 2007 8:11PM]

the only things that stink are the jokes in this thread

[BoogeyMan @ Apr 16th 2007 8:26PM]

Keep the (horrendous) puns coming! :-D

[ill Jimmy @ Apr 16th 2007 8:50PM]

Now you can tell your sweety, "No I didn't give you STD's It's because of the TOTO Z!"

[TNP @ Apr 16th 2007 11:34PM]

And no, clicking your heels together does nothing.

[Ferny @ Apr 17th 2007 2:01AM]

so they have to ship out used toilets back to a company? ha ha ha.

[grjohnston @ Apr 17th 2007 9:11AM]

The Tokyo airport has these in their bathrooms. I wonder how far that story would travel in the news, if a toilet caught on fire in a bathroom of an airport and everyone was evacuated 'cause it could've been terrorism.

[o0adam0o @ Apr 17th 2007 9:47AM]

It burns it burns!

[Fire Hazard @ Apr 17th 2007 1:11PM]

what did I do?

[Sushi @ Apr 17th 2007 2:30PM]

Not the kind of seared ahi I like.