Can't align objects or paths to guide intersections with smart guides (or at all)

In AI, smart guides indicated "intersection" when I am drawing a path or moving an object to align to the intersection of two guides, when I release the mouse, the object I am moving/drawings jumps slightly off the intended alignment intersection. IfI continue to try to move it to align, it jumps to the other side or back to where it was but will mot match the intersection. What am I doing wrong?

Lightgeist,
In addition to what Lutz said, is Align to Pixel Grid ticked in the Transform palette? If it is, you may select everything and untick it, and untick Align New Objects to Pixel Grid in the Options (and choose another document type or change the defaults).

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