Strange Safari Omnibox behaviour - Automatically opens links and searches

Okay, this has been bugging me for a while, but I haven't bothered looking for a fix until today.
Basically, I'll open a new tab in Safari and start typing my search query or URL and after entering a few characters, Safari will automatically go to a link or perform a Google search without me hitting enter, often going to the wrong page (like a bookmark or page in the history). I can't seem to replicate this behaviour on demand, but it happens a couple of times each day.
Sometimes, I'll type a few characters, see the result I want in the history list, and as I scroll down on my trackpad, one of the links above the link that I want to click on will open as I hover over it. My trackpad is set to register a click with the button, not a tap, so it's not like I'm accidentally tapping the links.
Am I mistaking some feature for a bug? Does anyone else ever see this? Am I losing my sanity?
PS. Been having this issue since, I don't know, probably around the time Safari got released with an omnibar. I tried searching on Google and on the discussions here, but I don't exactly know what to look for so I didn't find anything.
Edit: Typo.

mofli --
I'm pretty sure it has something with fonts.
He's has a wild font on there. It looks exactly like the font
that is showing up in the three examples you linked. It looks
kinda like a Eurostyle type font, and very close to Rimouski.
But he needs to visually check this with his Font Book
to see which font it is.
Has he in any way taken out fonts in his System Folder???
This would cause kernel panics . . .
He can check his HD status by launching Disk Utility from his HD>Applications>Utilities folder. Ask him to click on the HD icon.
Down at the bottom of the DU pane, it should have the SMART status
of his HD. Most likely, it will say "Verified."
If not, your fears for his computer failing have been confirmed.
Did he run "repair permissions" after the update???
If not have him run section A from Trav's tips below:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=971817
From what you've told us so far, this isn't a HD failing.
It's a permissions issue, and/or a font issue.
At least in my humble opinion.
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