Siri cannot create a new one, also can't create a new one from the app itself. Says new item and when I tap on the page to create doesnt respond.
Sent from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk
Let's stet with the basics.
1. Reboot your iPhone.
2. Initiate the native Reminders app.
3. Tap on the Reminders tab if it's not already loaded.
4. Tap on the screen to create a reminder. You should see a blinking cursor next to an empty circle.
5. Type in a reminder and then select "Done" in the upper right corner of the display. If you need to add a time, etcetera, tap on the circled i icon BEFORE tapping on "Done".
I can type in the search bar, but since I have no others there is nothing to search. Clock icon brings up another page in which I can't do anything.
Sent from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk
If you don't have any reminders listed then you won't get any hits via a spotlight search. In regard to the 'Clock icon bringing up another page' in which you can't do anything, you've lost me. If you're referring to the alarm clock icon from within the Reminders app, that only displays scheduled reminders/tasks. Again, if you don't have any set then there won't be anything to display.