I am no fan of Spirit airines, but what you describe doesn't suggest a safety issue at all. To stop an aircraft after the take off roll has begun requires a lot of energy, which will generate a lot of heat in the brakes. Pulling over to another area of the airport while they cool is just prudent.... this way, hot wheels will not come into the body of the aircraft when there is wheels up after take off.
There are any number of reasons why an aircraft in the early stages of the take off roll might abort take off. First, it could be in instruction from ATC, there could be a runway incursion by a taxiiing aircraft, a flock of birds crossing the runway....etc. This does not indicate that the aircraft needed to be checked by a mechanic.
The turbulance you encountered on take off and landing are most likely just a co-incidence, which in your heightened state of anxiety has caused fear and distress. This doesn't equate to the airline having done anything wrong.
There is no-one on the aircraft with a greater stake in the safety of the airplane than the pilot. Why would the pilot endanger his own life to take off in an unsafe airplane?
Perhaps the Captain could have provided a detailed reassurance to the passengers as to exactly what happened. However, after aborting a take off, the cockpit is a busy place, preparing the aircraft to for another take off, communicating with the Ops Department of the airline and with ATC. I am not convinced that this was a safety issue... more perhaps an anxiety issue.
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