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The complex eigenvalue analysis has been used by the brake research community to study friction-induced squeal in automotive disk brake assemblies. The analysis process uses a nonlinear static pre-stressed normal modes analysis simulation sequence followed by a complex eigenvalue extraction algorithm to determine the dynamic instabilities. When brake hardware exists, good correlation between analysis results and experimental data can be obtained. Consequently, complex eigenvalue analysis can be a valuable method in an effort to understand brake components that might have a propensity to influence the noise behavior of a brake system. However, when hardware does not exist and the complex eigenvalue method is asked to be predictive, it becomes a difficult, if not impossible task. This paper will focus on some of the reasons the complex eigenvalue analysis method is not a reliable predictor of friction-induced squeal in automotive disk brake assemblies.