Craftsman 247.273340 motor

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20190705-3D9F5-1885047. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Craftsman 247.273340 motor (Ride on Mower Tractor serial # 1A278H20272 Tractor model # T3200). Incident: This consumer is reporting her riding lawnmower just purchased May 31st, 2019. With the first use on the day of purchase the unit was not cranking over easily and she noticed fuel shooting out from exhaust port. She contacted the retailer who told her that he would be more concerned if it was diesel fuel and she should just be sure to remove the key when not in use. Once she spoke with him and started mowing with it and this particular problem seemed to solve itself until the day of the incident being reported. Sometime around June 25th, 2019 after mowing and putting the mower in her garage. she turned it off and removed key then the alarm on the unit began sounding loudly, she checked the unit traced it to the starter but when she attempted to start it again it was dead. Alarm was still sounding, starter was very hot. She disconnected the battery, however she remembered verbiage from the manual that instructed to remove spark plug wires first which she did then began disconnecting the battery, however it sparked and the motor started turning over. She pushed the unit out of her garage. She now cannot disconnect the battery because it is sparking causing the motor to continue trying to turn over. With the wires disconnected it will not run but does continue to crank as if beginning to run. She contacted the place of purchase to advise them that she had a safety issue going on but the person she was speaking with asked whether she had an extended warranty. She asked the representative when she could get it in to him but she states that he told her that it was first come, fir