no throttle response then hard shift?

[alcnc]

going through the home depot parking lot a while ago and throttle response went away.i patted the pedal a little ,then all of a sudden it comes back and bam!!! transmission shifts extremely hard ,check engine light came on for about 15 seconds then went off.drove pretty good rest of way home.what could that have been?thanks in advance,allen
97 F350 4x4 CC 184,000miles

[outlawdiesel]

is it starting to die as you drive it.or is it the first time?

[Landonschert]

sounds like your TPS (Throttle position sensor)

[Landonschert]

check your plug, and wires

[alcnc]

lost throttle response along with check engine light one time about a week ago but no abnormal shift like tonight.

[alcnc]

where is tps located?

[Landonschert]

your gas petal

[alcnc]

i will check that tps tomorrow.thanks for the quick replies.